Hi-Low Hospital Beds

A hi-low bed—sometimes called a high-low bed or a height-adjustable bed— is a fully adjustable bed with an expanded head, foot, and height adjustability.  The bed moves up and down at the touch of a button on its remote control. These are perfect beds for people in home-healthcare or assisted living situations.

Height-adjustable beds are designed to bring comfort to people with a range of health conditions or mobility issues. One end of the bed can be elevated to allow gravity to assist with getting out of bed, or the entire bed can be lowered to facilitate getting in and out of a wheelchair. In addition, hi-low beds with adjustable head or foot sections can elevate parts of the body to affect circulation and blood flow. People who have been helped by hi-low beds have conditions such as:

• Alzheimer’s
• Congestive heart failure
• Chronic pulmonary disease
• Respiratory problems
• Workers comp injuries
• Military injuries
• Car accidents
• Muscular Dystrophy
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Post-Polio
• Paralysis
• Amputations
• Congenital birth defects
• Edema
• And many other health conditions

This depends on the specific model of hi-low hospital bed. Most of our beds have a height range of 10 inches and raise to a deck height of 20.5 inches. Our New Valiant and Night Rider adjustable height beds can also raise to a deck height of 24 inches for individuals who prefer a lofty resting height.

Yes, all Transfer Master high-low beds are electric adjustable beds. They require minimal electric power and can be plugged into a standard power outlet for the U.S. and Canada. Special arrangements can be made to adapt our electric beds to operate in foreign countries upon request.

In the event of a power failure, our high-low hospital beds can also come equipped with an emergency power-down function. This can be provided with any electric home hospital bed we make, and allows you to set a preferred height and position setting that the bed automatically returns to in the event of a power failure. This allows you to still get in and out of your home hospital bed from a neutral position, even during a power outage.

Yes. Our hospital beds for home use work best with a mattress that offers the correct flexibility and range of motion. Because of this, we’ve made this process easier by offering our own line of adjustable bed mattresses. For supreme comfort, we recommend the Ascent mattress or Soft Touch memory foam mattress. For those who need an alternating pressure mattress or a mattress designed to prevent bedsores, we recommend the PressureGuard line of hospital bed mattresses.

Learn more about mattresses for hi-low adjustable beds in How to Choose the Best Hospital Bed Mattress

We offer both cloth and vinyl covers to fit your needs. Our cloth mattress covers are made of premium bamboo fibers which are both incredibly soft and have natural antibacterial properties. The stretch vinyl covers are waterproof, yet feel soft to the touch like a cloth mattress cover would.

The Trendelenburg position angles the bed so the feet are above the head to help those with issues like low blood pressure. The Reverse Trendelenburg angles the body so the head is elevated over the feet, to help alleviate regurgitation problems and acid reflux. Our hi-low beds are designed to accommodate these positions along with our specialty hospital bed mattresses.

Our 5-position hi-low beds support these special range-of-motion positions. The beds that come standard with all 5 positions are the Supernal 5 and New Valiant. However, many of our other beds can be customized to add these specific positions. Contact us or give us a call at 1-800-475-8122 to learn more.