Can a hospital bed go upstairs?

junk1 · 2006-05-28T20:49:01+00:00

Wasnt sure what news group to post this question to as it crosses a fewboundaries.Basically my disabled nan has been living at home (a bungalow) andreceiving help from Bromley social services to lift her out of bedusing a hoist and take her to the toilet etc. We all want her to movein with my father who owns a house in Maidstone, but Maidstone socialservices are not being entirely helpful and the lastest hurdle is thatthey say a hospital bed is not allowed upstairs - but they didnt give areason.The bed does dismatle so we could get it up the stairs, but werewondering if there was a weight restriction on the bedroom floor?...ie with the special bed, plus hoist plus three adults would thefloor be in danger of giving way?Its a modern house (4 years old) Does anyone know how strong the floorshave to be?If houses are built with such a large safety margin that there isabsolutaly no danger with three adults and a special hospital bed thenat least we can know that social services are misleading us.Any help grately appreciated.ThanksDavid Bevan

May 28, 2006 Last reply: 4 years ago 62 Replies

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ARW 4 years ago

:-)

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nightjar 4 years ago

I don't see that as a reason not to respond to somebody currently posting about floor loadings. It might not help the OP, but it could be of interest to anybody actually doing DIY in an old house.

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Chris Hogg 4 years ago

But you could say that about almost any reply to a long since outdated HOH post. Do you, in fact?

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