Mattress for hospital bed

RanchersWife

I laid down in my LO’s bed today. It’s horrible! When the time comes, I don’t want her to be bedridden in that thing! Has anyone bought a good mattress and put it on the hospital bed frame? What kind did you buy? It will need to bend and not be too thick. She’s short and we have the bed as close to the floor as we can get so she can get in and out. This is not something I feel the need to scrimp on. If she’s going to spend her last months in a bed I want it to be a comfortable bed!

May flowers

I don’t know about the mattress, but hospice brought a bed with an air mattress topper for my FIL that inflates and deflates different areas. I laid on it the other day and it was very comfortable. I want one for my bed

RanchersWife

Great idea. I’m going to ask for the topper!

abc123

I bought a memory foam topper in twin size and it was great. Made a big difference. Good luck!

Hope you are doing well.

LMSnOH

I have been using a hospital bed for personal health issues, not linked to my mom's alz. I did not like the one that came with, so I purchased a 6in washable/wipeable mattress from DRIVE. I have tried a 6in serta twin XL mattress and while it worked well with the bed functions, it wasnt as comfortable as the mattress from Drive. The topper or a gel pad may be ideal for on top of a regular mattress. I dont suggest using a regular twin tho, stick with the twin XL

harshedbuzz

If the person is in a hospital bed for sleep only, most people put a memory foam topper on it. We did this with my MIL. If the person is bed bound, then you want to top it with an alternating pressure mattress which Medicaid will supply if prescribed. This helps prevent skin breakdown at pressure points.

Cosmic

In anticipation of the sleeping arrangements we purchased a "split king" set. It's actually two twin beds placed side by side. The beds are made up with separate fitted bottom sheets but share the same king size top sheet and blankets. Sheet sets are sold for this setup at all stores on shelves. If you search (google etc.) split king there are many out there. We had our mattress custom made which actually is no more expensive than an off the shelf one. The beds are independent of each other and have remote controls for customizing  positions, head, feet, massage etc.  The setup allows you and LO to sleep together but yet independent. 

Any mattress shop can customize a mattress for you.

The "legs" are removable so it can actually be set on the floor.

Battlebuddy

I purchased the Domus 3 from Drive for the hospital bed. Hospice said they couldn’t give me the air pressure topper till he had a bed sore. Okk . Isn’t it supposed to PREVENT bed sores? So I bought my own top of the line. No skin issues of any kind and it’s been 7 months