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CaringinVA Asked November 2023

Looking for something to protect the floor under a hospital bed.

For those who have had an in home hospital bed, what did you put on the floor under the bed? Wanting to safeguard against fluids, etc getting into the carpet. Thanks!

Anxietynacy May 2, 2024
I just want to add, to be careful of trip hazards, that you may put down

Starrann69 May 2, 2024
I use reusable bed pads. They are wonderful. I have them laid on it specific areas like under the catheter... If you need a link just message me.

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Pisgah1932 May 2, 2024
Order the rolled up plastic with the carpet spikes on the back side.

LilyLavalle Nov 5, 2023
We bought a cheap area rug at Home Depot for something like $30 to put under mom’s hospital bed. It’s not slippery like a shower curtain, but still a potential trip hazard.
AlvaDeer Nov 5, 2023
Just the sort of thing I was going to recommend, with some sort of waterproofing placed under it.
funkygrandma59 Nov 5, 2023
My late husband was in a hospital bed in our carpeted living room for the last 22 months of his life and under hospice care. I never had any issues with any "fluids" getting on the carpet, and never even thought about that.
Now he had a permanent catheter at that time, and I had a aide come every morning to put him on the bedside commode(still in the living room)to poop, and there was only one time that his catheter bag was leaking and I had to clean that up, but after that I just kept a closer eye on his catheter bags.
And the hospice aides would give him a bed bath twice a week, but no water ever got on the floor/carpet.
I'm not sure what kind of fluids(other than pee)you're concerned about, but if you have the chux pads(from Amazon or walmart.com)under your loved one then they should soak up any fluids before anything reaches the floor.
And the nice thing about a hospital mattress is that you can wipe it down thoroughly every time you change the sheets.
CaringinVA Nov 5, 2023
great to know! Thanks FunkyGrandma👍🏾
lealonnie1 Nov 2023
https://a.co/d/g2ZBqMX

Medline Extrasorbs or Ultrasorbs for ultimate protection AND you can dispose of them.

sp196902 Nov 2023
I would use puppy pads. A shower curtain any liquids would run off when you tried to move it.

CaringinVA Nov 2023
That could be a good option! Thanks, Way.
waytomisery Nov 2023
You could hose it down outside .
waytomisery Nov 2023
How about a plastic shower curtain liner ? Target has nice thick sturdy clear ones reasonably priced .

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