How much does a roll-over bed cost?

“Mom, shall we change the nursing bed?”

Aunt Zhang looked at the dark red pressure sores on her mother’s back, and her voice trembled.
The old man on the bed waved his hand: “Don’t waste money…… This bed can still be used …….”
But when Aunt Zhang pushed back the new bed that could turn over automatically, her mother touched the anti-decubitus mattress, and tears suddenly fell: “This bed …… It doesn’t hurt to turn over.”

1. The myth of the price of nursing beds: the truth from 1,000 yuan to 10,000 yuan

Manual turn-over model: an economical option from 1000 yuan

The price of the C06 turn-over nursing bed of a company in Shanghai is 2180 yuan, and the three-shake handle controls the back, bends the legs and turns left and right, with a maximum turning angle of 50 degrees and a push-pull bedpan hole. This type of product fulfills basic needs –Prevent bedsores, assist in sitting, lying down, and defecation in bed, for families who are on a budget but need to reduce the burden of caregiving

The winning bid price of a medical company in Hebei reveals the market floor price: the ordinary manual nursing bed is only 828 yuan, while the model with a stool hole and turning over function is concentrated in the range of 1350-2500 yuan

Electric smart model: a nursing revolution of 10,000 yuan

The price of Kang Laoyue’s electric nursing bed is nearly 10,000 yuan, and it can achieve 0-85 degrees of back and leg landing with one click, and the 30-degree rollover angle allows the elderly to complete the turnover independently. The core value of this type of product is:Liberate the waist of the caregiverMs. Li, who has taken care of her hemiplegic father for five years, said: “I used to help him turn over three times a night, and the lumbar disc herniated twice. Now at the touch of a button, he can adjust his posture and watch TV.”

Second, the key difference behind the price

Functional class: Which designs do you pay for?

Type of feature	Delegate configuration	Price Impact
Basics	Manual back lifting, fixed guardrails	800-2000 yuan
A must-have for decubitus prevention	Turn over left and right + poop hole	+800-1500 yuan
The Nursing Revolution	Electric lifting/turning/toilet sitting	+3000-10000 yuan
Medical grade	X-ray transmission plate, out of bed alarm	+20,000 yuan or more

(The data is synthesized from the winning price and the manufacturer’s quotation)

Bedpan linkage mechanismIt’s a price difference – the Kang Lao brand pushes the bedpan under the buttocks while opening the lid with a mechanical lever, and this type of model with an automatic bedpan is generally 40% more expensive than the basic model

Material cost dark war

• Steel thickness1.2mm thin-walled steel pipes are mostly used for low-cost beds, which are easy to deform, and the Hebei nursing bed with a winning bid price of 2479 yuan is clearly marked with “thickened stainless steel”
• ABS engineering plastics: The high-end headboard and guardrail are made of medical-grade materials, which are warm to the touch and resistant to disinfectant corrosion
• Anti-pinch hand design：Kang Lao Yue brandThe edge of the aluminum alloy guardrail is rounded, and the cost is 30% higher than that of ordinary wrought iron

3. Money-saving wisdom: buy in this way and don’t step on the pit

Leasing policy: the solution of 1.4 yuan per day

The long-term care insurance policy in Tongxiang, Zhejiang Province provides a new idea: nearly 10,000 yuan of electric nursing beds are only 1.4 yuan per day after passing the insurance subsidy. The daughter of Grandpa Zhang, the first batch of users, calculated the accounts: “It costs me three months’ salary to buy a bed, and now it costs dozens of yuan a month, and there are special people to repair it.”

Avoid the “pseudo-function” trap

• Fake electricSome 2000 yuan level “electric beds” only drive the back to lift, and the turning over still needs to be manual
• False mark angle: It has been measured that a bed with a nominal 50-degree rollover will have a risk of rollover if it exceeds 35 degrees
• Bedpan leaks: Choose the model with sealing ring for the poop (e.g. silicone seal design of Bonn DJ43)

Fourth, the golden formula for the purchase of nursing beds

Real Requirement × Usage Scenario × Budget = Optimal Solution

Advice for three types of people:

1. Caregivers of middle-aged children
   Choose a manual model with a poop hole and a 50-degree turn over (2000-3000 yuan), focusing on:
   • Whether the triple shake handle is smooth (10 times on site)
   • Whether the potty pull is stuck
   • Whether the guardrail locking sound is crisp
2. Elderly people who live alone
   Kang Lao Yue nursing bedThe shampoo function is the highlight: the recess at the head of the bed is embedded in the shampoo basin, and the back function enables self-service hair washing. It is more cost-effective with the anti-decubitus air cushion package
3. Professional caregivers
   The electric model prioritizes motor performance –Kang Lao Yue nursing bedUsing German linear motor, it can be continuously lifted for 200 times without obvious heating. Note Options:
   • Large handle controller (can be operated with gloves)
   • CPR first aid one-key flattening function

5. What are we buying when we are paying for a nursing bed?

Data from Tongxiang Medical Insurance Bureau reveals the deep value: the elderly who use professional nursing beds,67% reduction in the incidence of pressure sores, 42% fewer visits to the hospital for nursing injuries. It’s not just a bed, it’s:

• The first mouthful of hot porridge that my mother drank after lying down for a long time without choking
• The smile on my father’s face as he sat up on his own with the remote control
• Nurses no longer plaster the waist

The most touching price tag is at Grandpa Zhang’s house in Wuzhen –
The daughter pointed to the newly arrived electric bed and said, “Dad, try to sit up”
The old man carefully pressed the button, and his back slowly rose to 45 degrees
Outside the window, the sun suddenly sprinkled with wrinkles
“It’s so bright……,” he squinted and smiled, “like when you were a kid and you pushed me on a swing”

Forward it to the friend who always says, “Mom and Dad won’t change the bed”.
Some dignity begins with a gentle lift
And some freedom, hidden in the rental bill of 1.4 yuan a day