This bed is embedded with features to wash, clean, and dry the physically disabled patients without lifting the patient off the bed. This bed will prevent falls of the patients around the bathroom area as there is no need to lift the patients off the bed to clean them. It also prevents injuries to care giver that happen during movement of the patient. The bed helps in better prognosis to the patient by preventing infections caused by the use of urine catheters and adult diapers. The care giver of the patient has to only press a button to initiate the patient cleaning process.
The advantages of the bed this specialised bed are as follows:
- Prevents patient falls related injuries and hospital admissions.
- Doesn't need to use incontinence aids like diapers and urinary catheters anymore, for sanitary purposes.
- Reduces the chance of urinary tract infections.
- Helps in better management of waste stream by reducing human intervention and by preventing human waste ending up in the landfill.
- Will significantly reduce the time and effort that is currently being spent for showering and cleaning a patient.
- Protect the privacy and dignity of the patient and there by improves their phycological well-being.
- Reduces cross contamination risks for caregivers.
- Can prevent injuries to caregiver caused due to the manual handling of the patient.
- Will relieve the work pressure of the caregiver and will provide relief and happiness for the family.