Written by Hulet Smith, OT
Hospital beds are a key component of short and long-term care. Whether you’re at home recovering from a serious surgery or living with a debilitating illness, having a bed that can properly aid you and provides comfort for extended periods is critical.
But hospital beds don’t have to be boring and clinical anymore. Innovative designs have brought comfort, style, and convenience to hospital beds, while also increasing and optimizing how they do their job to help you. These new beds excel at home-care, assisted living, rehabilitation, long-term care, and hospice.
These unique or interesting adjustable beds are trending and rightfully so, considering the wide range of ways they can enhance care. Med-Mizer is one such manufacturer that has taken their already popular adjustable beds, and packed them with different, unique features. In this guide, we’ll review the innovative hospital beds they offer. Before we begin, here are just a few definitions you should be familiar with.
Now onto the main event, the beds themselves.
What is a pivot bed? Also known as a “sleep-to-stand bed” and “rotating hospital bed”. The pivot bed is a hospital bed that turns into a chair, and usually does so by rotating or “pivoting”. Currently, Med-Mizer offers one pivot bed, and that bed is available in various models.
 | ActiveCare Rotating Pivot Lift-Assist Bed by Med-Mizer View Product |
Starting with the bed that is more than just a bed, the Med-Mizer ActiveCare Pivot Lift-Assist Bed offers standing aid while also functioning as a chair for the patient. It offers this by separating the foot of the bed, and pivoting the top portion. Then as the bed rotates, it shifts and raises to create a sitting position for the user.
This unique stand-assist technology promotes patient mobility and makes it that much easier for both the user and caregivers to transition from lying down to sitting up. On top of that, it provides a great option for independent control to those who don’t have caregivers, meaning safer transfers even if you don’t have any help.
What is a retractable bed? A retractable bed is an adjustable bed that pulls itself closer when the user raises the head. This keeps nightstands within reach and clears up a lot of excess space when in use. Med-Mizer has two retractable beds. The difference between the two beds is their weight capacity and bed width.
 | Retractabed-Fixed | Low Retractable Bed by Med-Mizer View Product |
Med-Mizer offers two retractable beds, starting with the CC Retractabed which features a number of features to accommodate users. Firstly, it can raise and lower itself from nine inches off the floor up to 25 inches high. This makes it easier to get in and out of bed or helps prevent falls for those patients who risk it.
The thing that really sets apart the Retractabed is, as the name suggests, the ability to retract when the bed changes positions. This makes the feet portion of the bed pull tighter in when the bed rises. This keeps the head of the bed aligned and promotes healthy stature while letting the user access their nightstand, or clear space in front of the bed for a caregiver to use during the day.
 | Med-Mizer Retractabed-Variable Retractable Bariatric Hospital Bed View Product |
What sets the Comfort Wide EX5000 Bariatric Bed apart from the Retractabed? Other than it’s lack of a catchy name, the only real difference is that the EX5000 is, as it says, a bariatric bed. This means that alongside all the features of lifting, adjusting, and retracting, the bed also hosts a weight capacity of 500lbs. This makes it possible to fit even the largest patients into this bed, all without worrying about if it will be able to lift them.
Additionally, both beds feature the clinical contour feature which makes it a breeze to find just the right position and reduce discomfort and skin shearing.
What is a low bed? Got a patient with a fall risk? Low beds are typically about 8 inches off the floor, drastically reducing the height to the top of a mattress, and protecting patients by making any falls they may endure shorter. Med-Mizer offers two low beds that have varying features and specifications!
 | SelectCare Elegant Styling Hospital Bed by Med-Mizer View Product |
A unique bed, even on this list of unique beds, the SelectCare Elegant Styling Bed has that name for one, very obvious reason; this bed is built entirely around the concept of not looking like a hospital bed. With a dozen color options for the blocky, wood-grain head and footboards, and a low-profile design that emphasizes appearance over components, this bed could easily fit into any bedroom in your home.
It’s no pushover on usability either. It features the adjustments one would expect from a hospital bed, such as a rising head and angle-adjustable knees, but that’s not all. The bed’s footboard and headboard are built a bit extra wide, and that’s because they contain their own adjustable components. The bed can raise one or both ends independently, meaning you can adjust to sit up even further or even sleep in the Trendelenburg or reverse position.
To top it off, the low profile of the bed at it’s default means it qualifies as a low bed, and like all lift beds, helps patients at risk of falling.
 | Med-Mizer Comfort Wide EX8000 Power Adjustable Bariatric Bed View Product |
Less flashy than the previous listing, but just as functional, the Comfort Wide EX8000 Bed can accommodate beds up to 48 inches in width, and up to 800 pounds. This wide space and hefty capacity make it the perfect fit for bariatric patients in need of just a little extra room.
Just like the Elegant Styling, this bed features hydraulic components built into the head and footboards, meaning it can be adjusted at the typical points along the mattress, while also being raised and lowered with ease. Additionally, it’s easy as pie to assemble or disassemble, and that includes changing the width. So for anyone unsure of where they want to set it up, or anyone considering changing their mattress out for a larger size, this bed works perfectly.
What is a floor bed? Just like with the above phrase, this option is designed for patients with fall risk. Typically about 3 inches from the floor, these beds all but remove the distance from the top of the mattress to the ground, keeping patients safer by preventing falls from large heights. While Med-Mizer only offers one floor bed, this bed is extremely popular and has been featured in many Rehabmart articles!
 | AllCare Floor Bed by Med Mizer View Product |
The AllCare Floor Bed is designed to fill the role of every other bed on this list and more. With an adjustable width, 600-pound weight capacity, and full adjustability, this bed does it’s best to live up to the name “AllCare”. It does a bit extra than most with the included function of being a floor bed. The bed can be as low to the ground as 3 inches or as high as 25, and can be adjusted on the fly to match patient needs, comfort, and caregiver accessibility.
An excellent all around solution to those who need to meet the widest variety of patient needs, but also a great option for patients that need dedicated fall-risk prevention.
We heard your questions and have responded! Here are the most common questions that customers ask about Med-Mizer beds.
Anyone looking to enhance their independence and improve transfers in and out of bed can benefit from a Med-Mizer bed. The unique features of Med-Mizer beds provides users with more options than a standard hospital bed, while providing visual appeal to a room rather than a sterile, bland appearance.
Any Hospital Bed-size mattress can be compatible with these beds, but it’s important that you always check the mattress for compatibility with adjustable features. Some mattresses just aren’t made to bend and fold the way these beds do.
Luckily, almost every bed presented in this article comes paired with an optional mattress, and these mattresses are guaranteed to provide compatibility with the beds they’re purchased alongside.
Each of these beds come with a variety of accessories on each page. The selection and compatibility are extensive and have a wide-range of uses and applications. Here are the most common accessories that every bed offers.
Med-Mizer is taking the most prominent features of standard hospital beds and refining them, all the while making sure to reach as many as possible with accessibility features and options. From beds that blend into any space, to beds that become recliners, these lines of furniture are more than just that. They’re additions to a home, a clinic, a hospital that let the user feel at ease, comfortable, and cared for.
Putting the best foundation possible into a medical experience helps everyone remain confident in care and health, and there’s little better foundation than a comfortable bed.
Not convinced? We encourage you to shop all Med-Mizer products and visit Caregiver University for more informative articles and recommendations. RehabMart prides itself on providing quality options for our customers, and we’re confident that Med-Mizer can suit your needs, and that a bed from them would leave you sleeping soundly… in whatever position you find most comfortable!
Co-founder/CEO of Rehabmart, Pediatric Occupational Therapist, husband, and father. Passionate about connecting special needs kids with superb nutrition, sensory integration, and complementary health strategies. Excited about Rehabmart's mission to become the premier online educational platform which empowers caregivers by spotlighting innovative devices and interventions to achieve optimal patient response and recovery.
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