You can also get larger beds. There are beds that have a weight capacity of 450 to 650. You have to weigh over 350 pounds in order to qualify for a bariatric bed. They’re a little bit wider. Your standard bed is 36 by 80, your bariatric bed is 42 inches by 80 inches. And they even have a 1,000-pound bed that is, I believe, it’s 54 by 80. So again, you gotta have certain weight requirements in order to meet that. Just because you’re used to sleeping in a queen size bed doesn’t mean you can get a queen size hospital bed covered by insurance. You’re gonna get a home care bed similar to this which is twin long, 36 by 80.
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Like Medicare and Medicaid, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) pays for a hospital bed at home when a doctor documents its medical necessity. There are some exceptions, though, says Dodd. “I have seen some veterans receive top-of-the-line DME and all that they could ever need, but I have also seen some who have fallen through the cracks who have received little to nothing,” she says.
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It’s also important to note that while Medicare covers semielectric beds with adjustable heads and feet, it doesn’t cover fully electric beds.