System solutions for homecare beds
Homecare beds are often used by elderly citizens staying at home, or patients who have been sent home to recover from hospital stays. In both situations, the citizen still needs attention from a caregiver and may experience a lack of mobility. Most people prefer staying in familiar surroundings – they feel safe and often have what they need.
LINAK® system solutions support improved citizen comfort and safety and ensure ideal ergonomic working conditions for the caregivers.
LINAK system solutions support homecare beds with high quality, uptime, and overall bed performance.
The electric actuator solutions in a homecare bed provide much more than tried and tested systems with reliable movement:
- Improved ergonomics
- Optimised patient comfort and safety
- Efficient movement prepared for bed transport and storage
Improved ergonomics
Electric linear actuator systems in homecare beds offer the option of moving the backrest, leg rest and/or knee rest and height simultaneously. Movements are combined in patterns to relieve the caregiver in job routines with the correct ergonomic working height. This is how movement supported by electric LINAK actuators contribute to job satisfaction.
Optimise patient comfort and safety
We know that falls from a bed can be fatal to elderly people. LINAK electric linear actuators are designed to lower beds to floor height which help prevent falls and accidents. The low floor position reduces the risk of injury if the citizen falls out of bed.
Movement of the bed into correct height position allows easy entry/exit as the citizen can put their feet firmly on the floor while sitting on the edge of the bed. This also provides stability while getting in and out of bed.
Prepared for bed transport and storage
Homecare beds are often used for a limited period of time and then moved to a new citizen. For transport purposes, we have integrated a one-touch button which will do a full retraction of all actuators in the bed. This makes folding the bed easier and ensures quick and handy transport. Replaceable cables for easy system connection ensure fast and efficient mounting and dismounting in transport situations.
