
Blog Questions about beds and mattresses answered. And some stories told.

My insurance won’t tell me how much they’ll pay towards a hospital bed?
This is a peculiar one that until last Saturday I had never run into before. I told the family that we’ve never had an insurance company offer to pay less than $1500 towards the total for a home hospital bed a...
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A trapeze can be a helpful addition to a hospital bed
If the end user has enough arm strength to utilizea trapeze it can be a very helpful addition. It allows repositioning their body without outside help and that can be very beneficial to their self esteem. Sometimes ...
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My parent has difficulty getting in and out of bed, will a hospital bed help?
A hospital bed raises the head section to an almost upright 70 degree angle.That’s ten degrees more steep than an adjustable bed’s 60degrees and it can make all the difference when a loved oneis getting ...
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Guess-the-animal. Exquisite sleep episode 18
When we moved to Mississauga in the late 90’s I often made the short drive to drop our daughter off at Apple Tree Daycare. We usually left early so we could play a few extra rounds of the family favourite game...
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I don't want a mattress with any memory foam. Been there, done that.
As little as five years ago if a mattress didn’t have at least a small layer of cool gel memory foam no one would buy it. Manufacturers would even add that layer to the middle third of a mattress (saving money...
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