In Trinidad and Tobago caregiving at home is a common occurrence but it can also be inconvenient. In cases where a patient may be ill, bedridden or elderly, they may find themselves unable to move about as easily as they would like either with or without a caretaker’s assistance. This includes manoeuvring in and out of bed. One of the major factors in caregiving is the quality and condition of equipment used to tend to patients. Whether it be in a hospital, nursing home or in the comfort of one’s residence, certain equipment can prove critical in the quality of care a patient receives.
Unfortunately, there aren’t many products in the market that specifically target aiding the manoeuvring of bedridden patients for home use and in cases where they are, tend to be very costly. Devices such as reclining beds are more often found in hospitals and are very expensive to import for home use by an individual or small business.
This project is intended to offer a solution to this problem where persons with limited mobility and are unable to move freely in bed can have assistance in getting in and out of bed. The proposed solution is to design build and test an affordable actuated reclining remote bed frame that can be attached on an existing bed frame.
