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Introduction
Chapter 1: Introduction
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Introduction
Overview
The RESIDENT® Low Bed is a fully electric, full-featured bed designed for
the unique needs of the long-term care marketplace. The bed is very easy to
operate for both the geriatric resident population and its caregiver staff.
The RESIDENT® Low Bed helps reduce the risk of lift-related injuries to the
caregiver and enhance resident independence through easy egress and bed
operation. It improves resident egress through a lower bed height, siderails,
and ambulatory assist devices. Also, the bed improves staff productivity by
allowing the resident to operate controls and get in and out of bed with less
caregiver assistance.
Features
Head/Knee Inclination and Automatic Contour Capability
The head and knee sections separately articulate up or down at the touch of
each individual control button within a range of 0° to 65° for head up or down,
0° to 25° for knee up or down, and 0° to 15° for automatic contour. A head
elevation indicator shows the head angle in reference to the ground, displaying
angles at 15° intervals.
Hilow Function
The entire upper frame moves vertically, parallel to the ground at the touch of
the hilow up or down buttons within a range of 11½" to 26" (29.21 cm to 66
cm).
Sleep Surface
The Resident® Low Bed deck will accept any standard-sized mattress, such as
the Comfortline® Mattress, the PRIMA™ Prevention Mattress Series, the
DynamicAire™ Sleep Surface, and the PRIME•AIRE™ Therapy Surface from
Hill-Rom.
Sleep surfaces from Hill-Rom are designed considering various resident and
equipment combinations. Therefore, when selecting a sleep surface, the
caregiver should evaluate the resident’s needs, and ensure that the most
appropriate surface is selected for that resident.