Adjustable beds

auntyS

Hi, I'm not sure where to post this so sorry if it's in the wrong place.
I am paraplegic and want to buy a 4' wide electric adjustable bed with vertical lift. I have looked at Laybrook Beds and Willowbrook Beds and wonder if anyone has any experience of either company and the beds they supply. I'm not looking for any pressure selling agents coming to call, just a straightforward purchase.
Thanks for any help.

teddysmum

You can get used ones very cheaply on Ebay,just needing to buy a new mattress.


My son had great difficulty selling his father-in-law's (one double and one single, expensive models and almost new though they didn't have vertical lift) and so ended up giving them away.

GlasweJen

I bought my own but had occupational therapy out to help me with the process, no pressure sales as the council dealt with that side then I paid the bill.

50Twuncle

Don't forget that as a Disabled individual - you can get these aids / beds VAT free !!
Just ensure that the supplier is aware of your status !
https://www.gov.uk/financial-help-disabled/vat-relief

sleepy14

Hi

Like you I am paraplegic, and my husband has to dry and dress me. I recently bought this bed - https://www.completecareshop.co.uk/beds-and-bedding/casa-med-profiling-beds/classic-hospital-bed-oak

we find it perfect for all my needs and my husbands back is very happy with the bed. 1 had to buy a mattress which I got from a different supplier. I found a discount code online which gave me a percentage off. Just search online, I cant find a 4' bed, but I am sure you will.

auntyS

Thanks to all of the above for your advice.
teddysmum I would prefer to buy new with warranty(for what it's worth).
GlasweJen I asked my OT's about beds and they told me they don't deal with them but I should speak to my Community Nurse. She could have supplied a 4ft (Bariatric) bed as required but the length they offered was much longer than others and would not fit in my room so now I am sourcing my own.
50Twuncle Thanks, I knew that but always good to be reminded.
sleepy14 4' beds are often classed as Bariatric beds but I want more of a furnished style rather than clinical. I have found 2 I like but am just concerned about the reliability of both bed and supplier.
I think I will just have to take the plunge and hope for the best.
Thanks again.

teddysmum

auntyS wrote: »

Thanks to all of the above for your advice.
teddysmum I would prefer to buy new with warranty(for what it's worth)

The best offer before giving the beds away was £20 , yet they were nearly new, so worth going without a warranty at that sort of price.

Beingamum

Hi, you can apply to adult services occupational therapist and ask for them to supply one as we have one for our son that way

Beingamum

Also a company called manage@home are very good.

auntyS

teddysmum I can't believe you couldn't sell them, what a shame - at that price I wouldn't worry about a warranty but I still can't find the right style of bed in the right size apart from new.

Beingamum As I said previously, my OT's couldn't help and the Community Nurse could only get a Bariatric bed which was about a foot longer than my existing bed and I wouldn't have room to get round it in my wheelchair.
Had a look at manage@home but they haven't got what I want and seem quite pricey, even for other basic items.

Thanks anyway.

Owain_Moneysaver

teddysmum wrote: »

The best offer before giving the beds away was £20 , yet they were nearly new,

I sold one at £250 which I thought was a very fair price, including a mattress in very very good clean condition.

The other one I had to come down to £80 to get shifted, and if it hadn't gone at that would have gone to a charity shop.

A set of HSL high back chairs, footstool, etc, must have been a couple of thousand new, all gone for less than £100. It's tragic how much older people pay for some things and get such little use out of them.