| This GoldenTech Homecare bed has massage as well as head and foot postional control. Call Us Toll Free (866) 8 CARE4U 9 am - 5 PM Pacific Time (which is Toll free (866) 822-7348) Full Electric Homecare Bed Full electric Homecare bed with pressure reduction mattress and side rails to assure no entrapment occurs, can serve to assist the healing process of the elderly. The full electric homecare bed equipped with a suitable pressure reduction mattress will allow the caregiver to supply optimum care in a homecare setting. All positions of the homecare bed are controlled electrically to provide greatest convenience for the patient and ease to the caregiver. The hand pendant controls the positioning of the upper body and/or knees, and can be placed anywhere accessible to the patient on the homecare bed for maximum patient comfort. The pendant control also adjusts bed frame height for efficient use of accessories like over-bed tables, and safe and easy transfer from homecare bed to chair or other transport device. Even when a hospital type homecare bed and associated accessories are required, patients often feel more secure and comfortable in their own home where their family or other familiar caregivers can participate in their daily care. This has a psychological benefit of having the familiar surroundings and frequently encourages a more rapid rate of healing. There is mounting experience with the phenomena and a homecare bed is one of the key ingredients. (This is so since the healing process can go forward more rapidly in the comfort of a properly equipped homecare bed.) Pressure sores continue to present serious problems in the management and rehabilitation of the acute and chronically ill. The incidence of pressure sores among patients with spinal cord injuries is estimated to be between 24% and 85% (Seymour & Lacefield, 1985). According to Rodriguez, Claus-Walker, Kent. and Stoll (1986), spinal cord injury patients have an already reduced blood supply below their level of injury. This reduced blood supply may cause them to be more susceptible to tissue breakdown from pressure loads over any bony prominence. It is plain to see that reduced activity while recuperating in a homecare bed would reduce blood flow to extremities in the elderly and lead to the same conditions that allow a pressure sore to develop. For this reason 1stSeniorCare offers the complete line of the best available pressure reduction mattress products at discount prices that fit our homecare beds. Severe or prolonged ischemia-any condition that interferes with the circulating peripheral blood flow-produces changes in the normal cell metabolism that lead to the death of the cell. Kosiak (1961) indicated that cellular ischemia caused by' external pressures higher than capillary blood flow pressure is one of the primary factors in the production of pressure sores. Kosiak (1961) further found that application of low pressures (70 mm Hg) for 2 hours produced ischemic changes, although application of 35 mm Hg or less of pressure over 4 hours did not produce ischemic changes. With this science as a basis the BG Industries pressure reduction mattress systems have been developed. Their testing has produced the best system available in pressure relief systems. BG Industries is the world leader in this passive pressure reduction technology and is recommended on all 1stSeniorCare homecare beds. Read more about homecare beds here: b Read more about adjustable beds her a, b, c, d, e Read more about pressure ulcers elderly here: a, b, c, d, e, f | 
