My 87 year-old father is 6' and our biggest challenge is getting him comfortable for long periods of time in the hospice bed in our home. We have a wedge provided by hospice, and use 6 additional pillows to keep him in a basic side position that is least painful for him over night. Any insight, trick that we should try?
Best investment ever!
My then 86-yr old dad woke up with NO pain!
It's best to be turned every 2 hours from side-to-side if that's his favorite position.
It may take a bit but ask your CNA as well as your Nurse if they can recommend a Bariatric bed.
By the way if he is in a wheelchair at all check out a Geri Chair or a Broda Chair Both were good but the regular Geri chair was too narrow and the Bariatric one was too wide but the Broda Chair was the perfect fit for him.
Instead of a hospital or Hospice bed,my Mother wanted to be in her lift chair out in the den.Every night I would box her in with several pillows like you do with your Father.Hospice brought her a RoHo cushion that she sat on.She was on a walker with me behind her and getting her up from the lift chair was probably easier than a bed but I really don't know,but with the lift chair,she could change positions and sit up easily and shift her hips,etc.She loved her heating pad and a fan blowing on her which helped her breathe and felt good to her.She was in alot of pain,so keeping her comfortable was all that mattered.
Your Dad is very lucky to have you and your good care~Take care!
Does your hospice provider offer a pressure/air mattress that alternate pressure and air throughout the mattress at different times? Just a suggestion. We commend you for enlisting hospice for comfort for your dad. He is lucky to have you.