Electric Adjustable Beds Review

Electric adjustable beds are also called automatic adjustable beds or semi automatic adjustable beds that have features and positions controlled using electric motors and switches.

Are hospital beds also electric beds? 

Hospital beds are adjustable beds that may or may not be electric beds depending upon if the adjustable features are controlled by electric motors or are adjusted manually using mechanical means. In most modern hospitals, the patient beds are electric beds or automatic adjustable beds that can change position or shape of the sleeping surface by using the buttons on a remote control or the side of the bed.

Why use electric beds? 

Electric beds are adjustable in many ways. The different positions of the bed can be controlled electronic switches that turn electric motors or actuators to move the bed up or down or to raise the back or the lower portion the adjustable bed so as to put the patient in different positions in an hospital. However, electric beds are also becoming more and more common outside the hospitals and in the homes where people are seeking for more and more comfort.

Electric beds can be adjusted to different shapes which have many health benefits. Sleeping with the legs on a raised up plateau on the lower part of the bed can help mitigate the symptoms of the restless legs syndrome. Sleeping with the heads and the upper part of the body in the raised inclined position helps improving breathing, blood circulation and controls the acid reflux disease.

The adjustable beds also provide comfort if one just needs to sit up with the back raised, to read a book or to watch a TV or may be to just be with a partner in that position.

The electric adjustable beds can also be raised or lowered using a button. This feature also becomes very useful to the elderly and the sick at home as getting on and off the bed becomes easier and safe if the bed can be lowered such that one can rest the feet on the ground before getting off or on the bed.

Are electric beds safe? 

The electric adjustable beds are designed and manufactured using the guidelines issues by the federal government as these beds are commonly used in the hospitals and nursing homes. However, one might need to use common precautions and child proof means so to avoid any body arm getting trapped in any of the moving parts of the bed. It may also not be advisable to use adjustable beds for kids use, since kids normally do not need or seek comforts as they are more active than the grown ups. Also, jumping on the bed may not be safe for the kids and the adjustable bed as extreme jerks can break or damage the mechanical movement assemblies or damage the wiring or electronic parts of an electric adjustable bed.

When the electric adjustable beds are used according to the specifications defined in the manual of the bed by the manufacturer, these beds are pretty safe and useful as evident from the widespread use in the hospitals.

Do electric beds fit in the bedroom décor?

The electric adjustable beds for homes do not really look like the ones seen in the hospitals. If you get an adjustable bed for home, it comes with the normal bed rails and wooden frame with standard or customized headboard. When the adjustable bed is in the flat position, one may not be even able to distinguish it from a normal traditional bed.

Even when the positions of the adjustable bed are changed, the wall hugging design keeps the mechanical parts hidden and provides the comfort by keeping the person close to the switch on the walls or the bedside tables.

What is the type of mattress used for an electric bed?

Electric beds used at home are different from those found in the hospitals. The hospital beds have the sizes defined for the hospital use. However, the adjustable beds that are designed for home use, have standard bed sizes just like the traditional beds.

The adjustable beds do not use the common spring mattresses that are so commonly found on the traditional beds. The mattress for an electric adjustable bed is flexible so that it can bend or shape itself along with the surface of the bed without crumpling over.

Can I use standard bed linens with the electric bed? 

Since the mattresses used for an electric adjustable beds are the same as the traditional beds at home, most adjustable beds allow the use of the standard bed linens. If an electric adjustable bed has been built according to custom specifications, one might need to have the mattress and the bed linens also customized.