Project Description
How to exercise when in bed (Care Bed)
When at home for a long period before being admitted to a care home – many people loose a lot of muscles that could have helped making the last years of life easier.
Thousands of dollars are used to lift people from care beds – and this for every individual – that if at all possible would rather walk by himself.
A normal day at a nursing home. The following tasks are often performed by two Care Givers.
- Out of bed in the morning (Two employees 10 minutes = 20 min)
- To the toilet (Two employees 10 minutes = 20 min)
- Off the toilet (Two employees 10 minutes = 20 min)
- In bed after lunch (Two employees 10 minutes = 20 min)
- Out of the bed after lunch (Two employees 10 minutes = 20 min)
- To the toilet (Two employees 10 minutes = 20 min)
- Off the toilet (Two employees 10 minutes = 20 min)
- In bed at night (Two employees 10 minutes = 20 min)
This movement is usually performed with a disability hoist, if the person cannot walk.
If the patient is able to stand os the feet – the patient is far easier to move from bed to toilet – to rollator, assisted by a care giver. If this can be acheived  then many hours can be saved – Every day! – for many patients !
By using this affordable bedcycle, there is a fair chance that the elderly that have a temporary loss of mobility due to e.g. short term bed stay – can regain “just enough” muscles to be able to walk assisted by a caregiver to the toilet and in bed without help from two caregivers.
A total spending of caregivers time of almost 3 hours per day per person, per day – 365 days a year. around- total of 1.000 hours per year – per patient ! If you pay less than 1.3 dollars an hour for caregivers the payback time is one year !
– This saving is within reach if just one person can avoid being hoisted for 1 year.
If you pay approximately 15 dollars an hour, the payback time is 1 month ! – still for one person…
