TammyS
Member
- Joined
- Aug 15, 2018
- Messages
- 20
- Reason
- CALS
- Diagnosis
- 02/2017
- Country
- US
- State
- CT
- City
- suburb
Hi all,
We are going to be getting a hospital bed soon. I am thinking about a lateral rotation air mattress. My husband doesn't have much use of his arms. I realize that Medicare or insurance probably won't pay.
I have a medical condition that requires me to sleep through the night. We have a lot of expenses with our children at this point and we really can't afford to hire someone to stay through the night. Even if we hired someone "off the street" for $12/hour it would still cost $30,000 in a year.
So, I was wondering if anyone used one of these. Was it successful? Is it automatic? Is there a particular brand that you liked? Can it be used with a bipap? Can you use a pillow with it? Does the bed have to be flat in order for it to work?
I'm willing to spend a few thousand on it if that's what it takes.
Thanks,
Tammy
We are going to be getting a hospital bed soon. I am thinking about a lateral rotation air mattress. My husband doesn't have much use of his arms. I realize that Medicare or insurance probably won't pay.
I have a medical condition that requires me to sleep through the night. We have a lot of expenses with our children at this point and we really can't afford to hire someone to stay through the night. Even if we hired someone "off the street" for $12/hour it would still cost $30,000 in a year.
So, I was wondering if anyone used one of these. Was it successful? Is it automatic? Is there a particular brand that you liked? Can it be used with a bipap? Can you use a pillow with it? Does the bed have to be flat in order for it to work?
I'm willing to spend a few thousand on it if that's what it takes.
Thanks,
Tammy