Adjustable Hospital Beds

The difference between an adjustable hospital bed and a regular adjustable bed is that most hospital beds in this collection also raise and lower the whole sleep surface, a feature called hi-low. A regular adjustable base only tilts the head and foot sections so your loved one can sit up to read, eat, or watch TV, and it has no motor to raise or lower the whole bed.

To choose the right adjustable hospital bed for home, match the bed to the care situation before you compare features. A standard hi-low bed suits care that centers on sitting up and safer transfers. A floor bed is for someone at risk of falling at night. A rotating or sit-to-stand bed does more of the work of getting up, and a bariatric bed adds width and weight capacity. Choose for where care is heading, too: a bed that works today should still work if your loved one needs more help in a few months.

A floor bed or ultra-low bed helps because the mattress sits close to the ground, so a fall from it is short. A very low deck can make standing up harder, so choose a floor bed that also rises for getting in and out, and ask your loved one's care team what height to use overnight.

Yes, a rotating or sit-to-stand bed makes getting in and out of bed easier. A rotating bed like the Med Mizer Active Care pivots the sleep surface into a chair position, so your loved one ends up seated with their feet on the floor instead of swinging their legs over the side. A sit-to-stand bed like the Journey UPbed lifts them to a near-standing position at the press of a button. Both are designed around your loved one standing up from a seated position, so if transfers already take two people, ask their occupational therapist whether a patient lift is the safer fit.

You should expect to pay from about $1,500 to more than $12,000 for a home hospital bed in this collection, depending on the type of bed and its features. Basic hi-low homecare frames sit at the low end, and bariatric frames and specialty beds like the Med Mizer Active Care Deluxe rotating bed sit at the top. We sell our beds directly and don't process insurance claims, so check any coverage with your plan before you order, and see our payment options if you'd rather spread the cost.

White-glove delivery and in-home assembly are included with some beds in this collection, and others are listed with shipping only. White-glove service means the team brings the bed into your home and assembles it, rather than leaving a heavy box at the door. The Flexabed, Med Mizer Active Care, and Journey UPbed include it, while beds such as the Joerns WeCare and Transfer Master Supernal are listed with free shipping only. Even a standard frame like the Joerns WeCare weighs 145 pounds, so check the delivery line on the product page or call us at (855) 244-4712 before you order.

A home hospital bed can safely hold up to its rated weight capacity, which depends on the model: the Flexabed is rated for 400 pounds, for example, and the Joerns RC 1000 bariatric bed for 1,000. Ratings can change within one product line, such as 330 pounds for the Accora FloorBed 1 and 496 pounds for the wider FloorBed 2, so check the exact version you order. If your loved one needs more room and capacity, our bariatric hospital beds pair higher ratings with wider decks.

Whether the bed fits depends on your doorway, any hallway turns, and the bedroom floor space, so measure all three and ask how the bed ships before you order. Widths vary widely: the Med Mizer Active Care comes 36 or 42 inches wide, and the Transfer Master Supernal comes in widths from 38 to 60 inches. Leave room on at least one side for a caregiver to stand, and if you choose the Med Mizer Active Care, plan the room around its exit side, since it always pivots toward the same side. Some bariatric frames are built for tight access, like the Joerns RC 1000, whose deck narrows to pass through a 40-inch doorway.

Only some beds here include a mattress, so confirm what comes with the bed on its product page or with our team before you order. Mattress size follows the bed rather than a standard size: the Accora FloorBed 1 takes a 36 by 80 inch mattress, and the wider FloorBed 2 takes 42 by 80, while the Transfer Master Supernal needs a mattress made for its frame. If you'd rather buy the two together, look at our adjustable beds with a mattress.