My Grandma has been in a lot more pain than normal, and the doctors just keep raising her pain meds. She has a queen size bed and a lounge chair in her bedroom, but she can't sit up longer than 10 minutes. Yesterday we were at the hospital, and she was so much more comfortable in the hospital beds, and she didn't even need her pain meds. She took 1 around 3 hours before we got there, but she didn't need another one until this morning. That has never happened. This morning her pain returned. We mentioned it to the ER doctor, and she said that a home hospital bed would be good for her. That way we can adjust her so she doesn't get bed sores, make it easier to feed her, and wash her when I give her a sponge bath, she can sit up, it will be easier to get her in and out of bed, it's a lot easier on her body than her current bed, and we can actually get to her. Her current bed takes up over half of the room. So we have to get onto the bed in order to do anything, and it usually takes 2 people for a simple task. If we can get the prescription for it from her PCP, will Medicare pay or at least help pay for it?
I don't know what your circumstances are but I know that sometimes we get thrown into caregiving with little preparation and no means of guidance. Perhaps calling your local Area Agency on Aging and asking for grandma's needs to be assessed professionally would produce some good suggestions and resources for you.
When a medical professional makes a suggestion like a hospital bed, remember to ask " how would I get that?"
You mention beds sores? There are special mattresses that continuously inflate and deflate to prevent beds sores. Ask about that when you inquire about the bed.