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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would put a thin mattress on the floor next to her bed. [/quote]

That sounds like a tripping hazard [/quote]

Yeah the assisted living place will never allow this. It’s likely a violation of safety and fire rules[/quote]

[b]The fall mattresses are the new standards in more progressive states for senior protection.
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Bedrails are illegal in my state as bed rails are considered restraints and there have been many deaths from bedrails.  Restraints have serious controls in my state also.
The new standard is bed is dropped as low as possible to the floor.  Gym pad (thin mattress on floor) is placed next to the floor.  This is State of Florida law in nursing homes.

Florida has a lot of protective laws for seniors as we have so many seniors.

Does your mother have a hospital bed with electric up down controls?  If not get her a hospital bed.  EVery night have hospital bed lowered to the lowest setting.
Gym pad/fall protection goes next to the bed.  You can buy these on Amazon.  [/quote]

Even for otherwise mobile adults who might struggle to get up from the floor or could lose their balance on a soft floor mat if they get up during the night to pee?[/quote]

The ones that I've seen in use provided by the nursing home were pretty firm.  They were not soft and spongy.  THey might give an inch or so in a fall but won't be the
hard fall of hitting the floor.   My friend's mother was supplied with one only after she had had numerous falls in the room of her nursing home and only after
the family requested that something be done.   I don't think they are routinely provided unless there have been a history of falls. The bed that I saw in the nursing home
that had this in place probably had the top of the mattress at maybe 18" from the mat and the spacing may have been even less, i.e. the nursing home bed was dropped
way down to the lowest setting.[/quote]

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