This leaflet is for patients who have been assessed as needing bed raisers to improve independence in the home. It is also for the families, carers and professionals supporting you.

 

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Maximum weight limit

190 kg (about 29 stones 12 lbs)

What a bed raiser is for

A bed raiser can make it easier for you to get on and off your bed.

Do not use a bed raiser:

  • if you have not been assessed as needing one
  • on uneven or weak flooring
  • when there are missing bed legs or castors
  • on riser recliners or hospital-type electric or profiling beds which allow you to raise and lower head or foot sections
  • if the bed is likely to move when you get in or out, or when you sit on the edge of the bed.

How to fit bed raisers

  1. ​​For safe manual handling, 2 people are needed to install bed raisers.
  2. Your bed will need either 2 or 3 sets of bed raisers, depending on the number of feet that it has (2 feet per bed raiser).
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  3. Check that the raisers are intact and that the wingnuts are in place.
  4. Put one raiser unit at the foot of the bed and loosen the wingnuts to adjust the bed raiser to the width of the bed feet.
  5. Lift the bed and place onto the supports, ensuring any bed casters sit within the raiser wells.
  6. Push the corner supports tight up against the bed and rotate them to get the best possible fit.
  7. Repeat for the opposite end of the bed and middle feet (if needed) and tighten the wingnuts to secure the raisers

Contacts

Contact your borough to collect your chair raisers or request a repair.