I recently asked about specialty mattresses and wheelchair was nice
enough to do some extensive research to discover the original manufacturer of
my previous mattress. They sadly wanted entirely too much without any
guarantee whatsoever.
Anyway, I did quite a bit of searching and ended up purchasing a mattress
pad for around $65. It did not appear to be the most durable item, but it came
with a patch kit and it did work well for me for more than a month. I did not
have to be turned at all and it was quite comfortable.
Me, being one that is never satisfied, decided to look into some other
viable options in case this one failed and lucked out in finding a clearance
on eBay. I was able to get a roughly $1400 mattress for $150. This item has
not been available for a while, but I just did a check on eBay and found the
same company I purchased mine through offering these mattresses for the same
amount.
My mattress did come with the back slightly torn, but it did not affect
the use of the mattress at all. I wrote to the company and they guaranteed the
product and since the product was used I sterilize the mattress and mattress
cover. Since I had received such invaluable advice from this site, I thought I
would share this with everyone.
The following website is the page which shows mattress pads for roughly
$70 plus:
The following website is the page which depicts the $150 mattress which
is designed for stage I V decubitus ulcers:
The following website offers a multitude of mattresses, but it gives you
an idea of how much the previous mattress actually does cost.
Hopefully someone can benefit from this.
Quadius (Billy)
