If you have a loved one with special needs, you know exactly how important sleep is. High-quality sleep is critical for both our physical and mental health, and it can even influence behavior throughout the day. That’s why we’ve developed the ultimate guide to fully enclosed special needs beds.
Exploring your special needs bed options may feel intimidating at first. After all, these specially crafted beds are more complex than most beds you’ll find at your local department store or see on TV. In fact, the average special needs safety bed is designed to be more comfortable, more durable, easier to clean, and provides unique benefits for medical intervention.
Your Guide To Special Needs Beds: Table of Contents
We’ve taken a deeper dive into some of the most important questions you have about special needs beds:
- How Enclosed Beds Promote Nighttime Safety for Children With Special Needs
- Buying A Special Needs Bed
- Picking A Special Needs Bed for Adults
- Understanding Your Options: The Posey Bed vs The Safety Sleeper®
- Special Needs Bed Models From The Safety Sleeper®
- Finding the Best Special Needs Toddler Bed
- How to Pick Special Needs Bedding
- The Pedicraft Canopy Bed vs The Safety Sleeper®
How Enclosed Beds Promote Nighttime Safety for Children With Special Needs
If you have a child with special needs, you know how difficult bedtime can be. Because these children can be prone to wandering or falling out of bed, helping them unwind and enjoy restful, restorative sleep can be challenging!
To help, many parents turn to cribs, behavior modification therapy, or medication to help their children with special needs fall asleep at night. But these methods aren’t as effective as a fully-enclosed safety bed that prevents nighttime eloping and falling out of bed.
Read our full blog to learn how enclosed beds promote nighttime safety for your child with special needs.
Buying A Special Needs Bed
Buying a special needs bed is quite different than buying a traditional mattress or bedroom set, especially since you can’t walk around a showroom to test out a variety of options. The special needs bed market is packed with high-quality options for both children and adults, and many of them are purchased online or ordered through a medical supply distributor.
By strategically narrowing the best options and finding the best payment avenues, you can streamline the purchase process and help your loved one enjoy a soothing, restful sleep environment.
Read our full blog on how to buy a special needs bed.
Picking A Special Needs Bed for Adults
High-quality sleep is critical for our overall health, but it’s especially important for adults with special needs.
Because your loved one has unique needs, picking a special needs bed for them may seem challenging at first. Fortunately, asking 10 important questions can help you narrow your choices to a bed that offers the ideal blend of safety, comfort, durability, and versatility for your loved one.
Read our full blog on how to pick the perfect special needs bed for adults.
Understanding Your Options: The Posey Bed vs The Safety Sleeper®
The Posey Bed and The Safety Sleeper® are both common choices among people exploring enclosed safety beds, but these two beds serve two different purposes and environments, despite both being designed to keep individuals with special needs safe while they sleep.
While the Posey Bed is generally designed for hospital settings and long-term care facilities, The Safety Sleeper® is an excellent choice for the home or families who like to travel. These two beds also differ greatly in price. While the Posey Bed frequently costs more than $10,000, The Safety Sleeper® starts under $4,100.
Read our full blog to understand how the Posey Bed and The Safety Sleeper® differ.
Special Needs Bed Models From The Safety Sleeper®
Because special needs beds are so different from traditional mattress and box spring combinations, sorting through the nuances of your options can feel challenging. Many manufacturers offer a variety of special needs bed models with an even wider variety of optional accessories and add-ons.
To keep things simple, The Safety Sleeper® is available in three models: the 200 Model, the 300 Model, and the 400 Model. Each model offers more perks and advantages than the one before it, so we can always meet your unique medical needs.
Read our full blog to learn more about the unique special needs bed models available through The Safety Sleeper®.
Finding the Best Special Needs Toddler Bed
We know from experience just how transformative a good special needs bed can be for a child. With the right bed, these children can finally sleep well at night, something that, in turn, helps their entire family sleep better!
To ensure your child has the best fit for their needs, we recommend considering a variety of concerns, including whether your child has special medical needs, whether they elope at night, and whether they’re sensitive to colors.
Read our blog on finding the best special needs toddler bed to learn more.
How to Pick Special Needs Bedding
Picking the right special needs bedding is almost as important as picking the right special needs bed! Like the bed itself, special needs bedding should provide the ideal blend of safety, durability, washability, and water resistance or waterproofing.
If you carefully consider your colors, sheets, pillowcase, mattress, enclosures, and accessories, you can assemble the best possible bedding for your loved one!
Read our full blog on how to pick special needs bedding to learn more.
Understanding Your Options: The Pedicraft Canopy Bed vs The Safety Sleeper®
The Posey Bed and The Safety Sleeper® are both common choices among people exploring enclosed safety beds, but these two beds serve two different purposes and environments, despite both being designed to keep individuals with special needs safe while they sleep.
While the Posey Bed is generally designed for hospital settings and long-term care facilities, The Safety Sleeper® is an excellent choice for the home or families who like to travel. These two beds also differ greatly in price. While the Posey Bed frequently costs more than $10,000, The Safety Sleeper® starts under $4,100.
Read our full blog to understand how the Pedicraft Canopy Bed and The Safety Sleeper® differ.
