These are issues that I face also. In a pinch we are able to go without a hospital bed, but if you or caregiver is suffering from a back problem, then it's probably not beneficial.
I haven't traveled since 98 and the primary reason is because it is difficult to find reasonably priced rooms which also afford me the ability to transfer safely into a bed. There is also the issue of clearance space under the bed. I think my Hoyer needs about 3 inches of clearance. I have been told in the past that some people carry blocks to put under the beds. Sorry I couldn't help. On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 4:17 PM, Lori Michaelson <lorilivin...@gmail.com>wrote: > Hi group, > > How many of you use a fully adjustable hospital bed on a nightly basis? > When I say "fully adjustable" I mean to include that the bed also has the up > and down feature off the floor. > > I have always had to use one since my injury in 1979. My caregivers have > to move from one side of the bed to the other to move me around to dress me, > etc as well as have the bed up off of the floor and at a comfortable level > so as not to hurt their backs. This includes spouses, etc. > I am writing because my husband and I would like to travel more but need an > extra person to travel with us to help with my care. UNLESS a hotel had a > room with a fully adjustable hospital bed. Firstly, I have no third person > willing to travel here there and everywhere. Neither could we afford to pay > for their lodging, food, etc. Lastly, my husband and I would like to travel > alone. But, with my husband already having back problems having a hospital > bed is a necessity. > > When we traveled cross-country to move from the Northeast to Southern > Arizona [in 2000] my sister helped but we have asked her about other > week-to- 10-day trips in the past and she has turned us down. Which is > understandable. Since then, and over the years, I have searched many many > many places to see if there is a list of helper travelers of some kind but > could not find anything. But, even if we did, we could not afford their > lodging and food as well as paying them a salary. > > Not only do I need it for myself and the caregiver dressing care, etc I > also take along my Hoyer lift and I would definitely know that there would > be clearance under the bed. > > Anyway, I am writing to a hotel about the possibility of having one room in > their entire hotel have a hospital bed in it along with a double bed. OR > have them have a fully adjustable hospital bed in a storage area that could > be wheeled into a room after reservations have been made. > > *How many of you, besides myself, could benefit from this possibility with > hotels? * > > Please respond publicly or privately and perhaps you could help the process > come to fruition by me giving you the person's contact info of whom I am > corresponding with to see if their hotel chain (Hampton Inns) will consider > this possibility. I reminded them that it would not be a great cost at all. > A simple hospital bed is no more than $750 and mine lasted me 25 years and > probably would have lasted longer before I got a new one. > > Thank you, > > Lori > -- > Lori > Age - 45 > C4/5 complete quad, nearly 30 years post > Tucson, AZ >
