Specialbed for sit and rise - lowers the cost of caring


Patients who are no longer able to stand up alone require intensive mobilisation at least twice a day (sitting in their chair). Moving a patient from the bed to a chair is carried out by one or two members of the care staff. The time required to do this requires approximately 5 to 6 minutes twice a day per carer.

With the Specialbed for sit and rise multi-positional bed, the patient can stay in bed as the Specialbed for sit and rise bed can be moved into a sitting position by using a hand-held device. This means that the patient can sit up in bed or on the edge of the bed in the same way as he would sit in an easy chair or on a chair at a table. Many patients can operate the Specialbed for sit and rise multi-positional bed without assistance, meaning that they do not need a carer to help them to sit up. Mobilisation can then be achieved several times a day. If the patient does not have the mental capacity to use the control device, only one carer is needed for mobilisation.

As only one person is needed to care for bedridden patients, carers do not have to arrange times to mobilise patients together. In addition, the Specialbed for sit and rise multi-positional bed can also be operated by the patient’s visitors. This means that the Specialbed for sit and rise bed requires a maximum of one carer for mobilisation. This saves at least half the costs associated with mobilisation (one carer instead of two).




The following simple cost calculations can be made:
A carer costs approximately € 0.50 including additional costs per minute.
By using the Specialbed for sit and rise multi-positional bed at least five working minutes are saved twice a day per patient (= 10 minutes) which is approximately €5 / day.
Leasing costs approx €120 / month - ask us for details.
Direct cost reduction per day of at least €1 per patient.
Direct cost reduction per day of at least 1euro per patient.
The Specialbed for sit and rise is well worth the initial financial outlay as it saves time and has other positive advantages:
It is no longer necessary to acquire a conventional nursing bed which does not correspond to technical standards.
Carers no longer have to carry out heavy physical lifting and so the risk
of recurring inability to work and
premature termination of their career is avoided
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