OT adjustable bed for elderly parent

[NTDawg]

I need to find a bed that lowers closer to the ground and elevates the head to help my father get closer to a seated position. He is 87 and has advanced Parkinson's. My mother is his primary caregiver, and she has her own set of problems. She has a hard time getting him in and out of bed. I've looked online and nothing stood out to me as the perfect solution. He should be in a nursing facility, but he is in a fragile mental state. I don't think that he could handle it, and my mother will have nothing to do with it either. Besides, what would she call and complain about if he weren't there?

 

[maroontide06]

Sorry to hear about that. Sounds like he needs a hospital bed of some sort. I remember when I was a kid and my grandmother on my mother's side had a hospital bed in her bedroom and that is what she slept in and was most comfortable with because it elevated her head. I just don't know where you can buy a used one at that isn't terribly expensive.

 

[Yeti]

When my mother needed this I purchased a platform that raises at head and foot with a mattress from mattress firm Same for my brother who also needs help. Worked very well and not expensive just get a good mattress

 

[theoriginalSALTYdog]

I need to find a bed that lowers closer to the ground and elevates the head to help my father get closer to a seated position. He is 87 and has advanced Parkinson's. My mother is his primary caregiver, and she has her own set of problems. She has a hard time getting him in and out of bed. I've looked online and nothing stood out to me as the perfect solution. He should be in a nursing facility, but he is in a fragile mental state. I don't think that he could handle it, and my mother will have nothing to do with it either. Besides, what would she call and complain about if he weren't there?

My Mother went thru something similar and it's terrible so I feel your pain. I would suggest getting him put on home hospice. The hospice paid for my Mother's adjustable hospital bed. If you can't make that happen then go to mattress firm. If you purchase the mattress a lot of time they will give you the adjustable base with the purchase. Hope this helps.

 

[HailStout]

My Mother went thru something similar and it's terrible so I feel your pain. I would suggest getting him put on home hospice. The hospice paid for my Mother's adjustable hospital bed. If you can't make that happen then go to mattress firm. If you purchase the mattress a lot time they will give you the adjustable base with the purchase. Hope this helps.

This. 100%. Get hospice at home. I put patients on it all the time. It is a godsend. It will take a lot of the work off your mom and you will be able to get whatever supplies you need in a heartbeat. It will also keep him out of a facility. That’s how to sell it to your parents.

 

[msstatelp1]

I’m gonna jump on the home hospice train here. My Mom passed in February and was on home hospice for the last year of her life. She needed a hospital bed for the last few months and they provided it.

They were wonderful. She had weekly visits from a nurse or nurse practitioner. A hospice caretaker came by three times a week to bath her. If my Dad needed to go somewhere, they provided someone to sit with Mom while he was gone.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

My wife has spent almost 20 years working in memory care; I have mad respect for you guys.

 

[o_Hot Rock]

This. 100%. Get hospice at home. I put patients on it all the time. It is a godsend. It will take a lot of the work off your mom and you will be able to get whatever supplies you need in a heartbeat. It will also keep him out of a facility. That’s how to sell it to your parents.

^^^This^^^

Hospice can help keep them at home, providing all meds and any equipment needed. Visits for baths, nurses come regular and more toward end and doctors on call.

What they don’t do is provide around the clock care but keeping a loved one at home is priceless through this if you can do it. If your mother still has her mind and you can give some support either through sitters or others keeping him home is better once you decide this is the path.

We were able to do it for some of my family as I had help but I could not for my Dad or Mom as I was working and not enough funds for 24 hour sitters or enough help.

Do what you can and know this won’t be easy but you will never regret doing what you can. You will only regret not doing more but you can never do it all. May God Be with you and yours!

 

[PhredPhantom]

If you can get a free bed from hospice that’s the way to go.

If you are interested in buying a bed, I have one that I bought brand new and it was used for five weeks until my wife passed. It is like new. DM me if that might be something you would be interested in.

 

[Herbert Nenninger]

Even if he’s not hospice appropriate, he’d just need to have a face to face visit with his regular doctor. They’d send the order and chart notes to a DME company, and the company will come do a quick eval to know what exact specs are needed. Medicare should cover, as long as everything is documented correctly.

 

[jdbulldog]

I need to find a bed that lowers closer to the ground and elevates the head to help my father get closer to a seated position. He is 87 and has advanced Parkinson's. My mother is his primary caregiver, and she has her own set of problems. She has a hard time getting him in and out of bed. I've looked online and nothing stood out to me as the perfect solution. He should be in a nursing facility, but he is in a fragile mental state. I don't think that he could handle it, and my mother will have nothing to do with it either. Besides, what would she call and complain about if he weren't there?

Have his doctor get him on hospice. It will get him whatever he needs. You ask for it and he will get it. Many people do not understand the value of hospice. It will change your life as well as your dad’s and mom’s. Do not put it off!