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Pamela, Your son's bed sounds amazing...I never would have thought of a water bed. Thanks for letting me know about it. With best wishes to your son and you, Kathleen On 5 May 2010 10:47, Pamela Clifton <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear Kathleen, I myself find hospital beds uncomfortable. My son is in a > waterbed. The head does not go up, but the water moves around and provides a > softer base for the bones, and you can use a pillow to build it up at the > head. In the hospital, you can rent either a mattress overlay or a mattress > with circulating air. They may provide it for free. A pump at the base of > the bed runs all the time and inflates the quadrants successively. People > have used these mattresses while in a coma and actually woken up and been > fine after months. My son used one of these and has never had a bedsore. I > prefer the waterbed, but you can't have one in a rehab setting. Pam > On May 4, 2010, at 12:24 PM, Kathleen Cochran wrote: > > > Hello all, > > > > This is a question about technology/equipment. > > > > My mother is about to begin hospice care and one thing my sister and I > > assume she will need is a hospital bed. Yet she has complained bitterly > > about the hospital bed in the rehab where she is now staying. She just > can't > > seem to get comfortable. When the head of the bed is raised, she quickly > > slides down and then it's a long wait for someone--two someones--to pull > her > > up. Her saving grace is a small down pillow that fits behind her neck and > is > > soft and supportive. > > > > I wonder if anyone has any tips or tricks that might address this issue. > > Mary Ann, or others with nursing background? > > > > BTW, my mother is very weak and can't change position or get out of bed > > without help. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Kathleen > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto: > [log in to unmask] > > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto: > [log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn