Increased safety for fall-prone residents.

The right healthcare bed for the extremely fall-prone. The Völker low-height bed. The Völker Care Concept offers healthcare beds in three model variants, each designed for the specific needs of residents, which supports the patients' ability to care for themselves and facilitates care measures. One of these variants is the Völker low-height bed, which was developed for the extremely fall-prone. The proportion of those in need of care within this group is high. Around one third of the over 65 population falls at least once per year, and the tendency to fall increases noticeably with age. Falls...

The Völker assist rail system. A system with many possibilities. Full-length side rails have been subject to critical discussion as a measure in fall prevention. They are considered particularly hazardous, as they don't move with the lying surface during adjustment and residents can climb over them while attempting to stand up. The Expert's Standard for Fall Prevention in Care explicitly states that full-length assist rails only prevent falls to a limited extent and increase the risk of injury. Particularly with low-height beds, full-length side rails are not used and contradict the effort towards...

The Völker low-height bed with a multitude of innovative features. And the patented Völker MiS® lying system. An important factor when caring for residents with cognitive restrictions is the promotion of their cognitive ability, with the aim of preventing falls. To this end, the Völker low-height bed comes with the Micro-stimulation System (MiS®) directly integrated into the bed. Völker MiS® is based on neuro-scientific findings and technically implements the theoretical fundamentals of basal stimulation. This leads to increased sleeping and lying comfort and renders residents more receptive...

Telescopic assist rails provide two levels of assist and protection and move with the lying surface during adjustment All four lying surface sections can be removed for easy cleaning Lying surface with Völker MiS® pressure reduction system as standard or Völker MiS® Activ as an option Knee-break position electrically adjustable Sockets at the head end for trapeze bar, IV poles etc. on either side Synchronous control Secure stability in every position Mattress compensation Height adjustment from 9–30.7 in. (23–78 cm) Single castors at the head end, double castors at the foot end Optional double...

KAT008 / November 2012 This information is provided by Völker GmbH. We reserve the right to make technical changes to the construction and design. These changes can be made without prior notification. All details are unbinding. We reserve the right to make print errors. The hospital variant of the Völker low-height bed. With four large double castors, ideally suited for patient transport.