Regalo Swing Down Bedrail (110 x 50 cm)

Product Information

New with easy use adjustment clamps, the EasyFit Plus Bed Rail has been designed to work on most beds, including slatted bedframes, solid base divans and sprung divans. It can also be used on non-height adjustable profiling beds. Do you have enough information from the supplier to be able to select and fit the bed rail appropriately? These measures helped demonstrate that the provider had carried out sufficient improvements. Therefore, the inspectors rated the ‘safe’ question as good. What can you do to avoid this happening? Can you use ‘crash mats’? Please do not use crash mats for people who are dying or who does not move in bed instead use bed rails. From 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2022, the MHRA received 18 reports of deaths related to medical beds, bed rails, trolleys, bariatric beds, lateral turning devices and bed grab handles, and 54 reports of serious injuries. The majority of these were due to entrapment or falls.

Implement systems to update risk assessments where the equipment or the patient’s clinical condition has changed (for example, reduction/improvement in weight or mobility), and also at regular intervals. If I do not have the capacity, can the professionals speak to my family before restricting me with bed rails?Investigations into incidents involving falls often found the likely cause to be worn or broken parts, which should have been replaced during regular maintenance and servicing, but which were either not carried out or were carried out improperly. National Patient Safety Alert: Medical beds, trolleys, bed rails, bed grab handles and lateral turning devices: risk of death from entrapment or falls (NatPSA/2023/010/MHRA) - GOV.UK

When something goes wrong in health and social care, the people affected and staff often say, "I don’t want this to happen to anyone else." These 'Learning from safety incidents' resources are designed to do just that. Each one briefly describes a critical issue - what happened, what CQC and the provider have done about it, and the steps you can take to avoid it happening in your service. Imagine yourself as a resident of a care home. Getting admitted to a care home itself can be very upsetting and also thoughts about losing independence. The last thing you want to do is, putting up the side rails on the first day of admission as a surprise when they were used to lying down in a normal bed trhoughout theier life. You, as a resident, will be having the following questions to ask your professionals? For use with any bed frame or divan, this strong steel frame clamps between the bed and the floor, giving you a very sturdy support. Lower yourself onto and raise yourself out of your bed with this bed frame that increases safety in your bedroom and can be stored flat when its not in use. Now that many people can spend unlimited time outdoors, going for a picnic in local parks and beauty spots has become increasingly popular as we enjoy the warm weather and get outside. Continue reading

Relevant regulations

If you’ve ever called our Expert Advice Service, you will have spoken with a member of our highly qualified in-house Occupational Therapy team. You may have even met them as our team also do at-home assessments on behalf of Local Authorities. Read More

Residents can become trapped between the end of the bed rail and the headboard or footboard if the rails are not secured in a safe position.The need for risk assessments to be updated regularly. The frequency of reviewing the risk assessment will vary depending on the patient and their circumstances and should be recorded as part of the risk assessment, but will likely be more frequent for children.

Other risk factors (such as inappropriate use or incompatibility) are included in the MHRA’s updated guidance on the management and safe use of bed rails and should be considered as part of an appropriate risk assessment. An example risk assessment is provided in Appendix 1 of the guidance. Assessment of appropriate bed rails should be routinely incorporated in the clinical assessment of all patients. Do the fittings or mattress allow the bed rail to be fitted to the bed securely so that there is no excessive movement? Bed rails or cot sides are the specialist equipment used to prevent vulnerable people from falling out of bed. The use of bed rail is a common practice within care homes. Bed rails are considered as a ‘medical devise’. It falls under the authority of Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). MHRA monitors the design and safety aspects during its production. But CQC monitors the safe use of equipment under Regulation 12. As professionals, we want to make sure people are protected without affecting their freedom of movement. Fracture or asphyxia due to the unsafe use of bed rail is the last thing we want in our care homes. CQC – on use of bed rails in care homes

Sometimes as professionals, we ‘habitutalise’ things in a clinical way and forget the people behind it. Everyone deserves to have their voice heard despite physical or mental limitations. If not, we still have a duty to think from the perspective of the resident and make the right decision for them. I am sure you are already doing such an excellent job! Keep doing the excellent work.