When a person reaches old age, his health will deteriorate. Many elderly people will suffer from diseases such as paralysis, which can be very busy for the family. The purchase of a home nursing care for the elderly can not only greatly reduce the burden of nursing care, but also enhance the confidence of paralyzed patients and help them better overcome their diseases. So, how to choose a nursing bed for the elderly? What are the tips for choosing nursing beds for paralyzed patients? In addition to price, safety and stability, materials, functions, etc. all need attention. Let's take a look at the purchasing skills of home care beds for the elderly!
Home Elderly Nursing Bed Selection Tips
How to choose an elderly care bed? Mainly look at the following 4 points:
1.Look at the price
Electric nursing beds are more practical than manual nursing beds, but their prices are several times that of manual nursing beds, and some even cost tens of thousands of yuan. Some families may not be able to afford it, so people also need to consider this factor when purchasing.
2.Look at the safety and stability
Nursing beds are mostly for those patients who are not able to move and stay in bed for a long time. Therefore, it puts forward higher requirements for the safety of the bed and its own stability. Therefore, when selecting, users must check the registration certificate and production license of the product in the Food and Drug Administration. Only in this way can the safety of the trial nursing bed be guaranteed.
3.Look at the material
In terms of material, a better skeleton of a home electric nursing bed is relatively solid, and it will not be too thin when touched by hand. When pushing the home electric nursing bed, it feels relatively solid. When pushing some poor quality home electric nursing beds when using, it will obviously feel that the home electric nursing bed is shaking. The electric nursing bed is assembled and welded with high-quality square tube+Q235 5mm diameter steel bar, which is sturdy and durable and can withstand the weight of 200KG.
4. Look at the function
The functions of the household electric nursing bed should be selected according to the needs of the patient. Generally, the more functions, the better, and the simpler, the better. It is the most important that the functions of the household electric nursing bed are suitable for the patient. Therefore, when selecting the functions of the household electric nursing bed, attention should be paid to selecting the appropriate functions.
In general, it is better to have the following functions:
(1) Electric back lifting: the back of the elderly can be lifted, which is convenient for the elderly to eat, read, watch TV and have fun;
(2)Electric leg lifting: lift the patient's leg to facilitate the patient's leg movement, cleaning, observation and other care activities;
(3) Electric roll over: generally, it can be divided into left and right roll over and triple roll over. In fact, it plays the same role. It saves the effort of manual roll over, and it can be realized by electric machine. It is also convenient for the elderly to wipe their bodies sideways when they are scrubbing;
(4) Hair and feet washing: you can wash the hair of the patient directly on the bed in the electric nursing bed, a bit like the hair shop. You can do it without moving the elderly. Foot washing is to put the legs down and wash the feet of the elderly directly on the electric nursing bed;
(5) Electric urination: urinate on nursing beds. Generally, many nursing beds do not have this function, which is inconvenient;
(6) Regular roll over: At present, the regular roll over in China is generally set with the interval of roll over. Generally, it can be divided into 30 minute roll over and 45 minute roll over. In this way, as long as the nursing staff set the roll over time of the electric nursing bed, they can leave, and the electric nursing bed can automatically roll over for the elderly.
The above is the introduction to the purchase of nursing beds for paralyzed patients. In addition, comfort is also very important, otherwise the paralyzed elderly will be very uncomfortable if they stay in bed for a long time.
Post time: Feb-07-2023