Drive DeVilbiss Bariatric Homecare Bed – 54"W Full Electric, 1000 lb

Setting up a hospital bed at home for a bariatric family member has traditionally required two or more people, a truck, and significant physical effort — because most bariatric bed frames weigh 150 lbs or more. The Drive DeVilbiss Lightweight Bariatric Homecare Bed changes that. With a frame up to 100 lbs lighter than comparable bariatric beds, this 54"-wide, 1,000 lb capacity full electric bed can be delivered, assembled, and positioned by a single person without tools — making it a practical choice for home health agencies, family caregivers, and anyone setting up a bariatric care environment at home without a full facilities team.

Who This Is For

• Bariatric patients recovering at home from surgery, illness, or injury who need a hospital-grade adjustable bed with a sleep surface wide enough to accommodate their body comfortably
• Family caregivers setting up a home care environment who need a bed they can realistically deliver, assemble, and reposition without professional installation help
• Home health agencies and DME providers who deliver and set up beds regularly — the lightweight frame dramatically reduces delivery labor and injury risk compared to traditional bariatric beds
• Long-term care patients who spend extended time in bed and need independent head and foot adjustment, hi-low height control, and optional pressure-relieving mattress support
• Anyone requiring a bariatric bed that fits through standard home doorways and integrates into a residential setting without looking purely institutional

Key Features

• Frame Up to 100 lbs Lighter Than Standard Bariatric Beds — Without Sacrificing Strength: Drive DeVilbiss achieved this through channel frame construction — a structural design that delivers superior strength-to-weight ratio compared to conventional solid steel frames. The result is a bed frame that maintains a 1,000 lb safe working load capacity (for the 54" model) while being manageable enough for a single person to transport and assemble. This isn't a compromise — independent testing verifies the full working load.
• Full Electric Operation with Dual Motor Assembly: Three independent electric adjustments — head elevation, foot/knee elevation, and full bed height (hi-lo) — are all controlled from a single large hand pendant. The dual motor system operates head and frame adjustability independently, allowing the patient to raise their upper body without changing the foot position, or adjust bed height for caregiving access without disturbing the patient's position.
• 54" x 80" Sleep Surface: The 54-inch width provides a genuinely spacious sleep surface — nearly 10 inches wider than a standard twin hospital bed and comparable to a full/double residential mattress. For bariatric patients, this width reduces the feeling of confinement, allows more comfortable repositioning, and gives caregivers working room on either side of the bed.
• Hi-Lo Height Adjustment from 18" to 26": The bed deck adjusts electrically between 18 and 26 inches from the floor. Low position makes patient transfers safer by reducing the distance to stand. High position brings the patient to a comfortable working height for caregivers providing wound care, bathing, dressing, or repositioning — reducing caregiver back strain significantly over the course of daily care.
• Tool-Free Assembly by One Person: No links to connect, no tools required. The frame goes together quickly and the scratch-resistant wood grain panel bed ends attach without hardware. For home health agencies making multiple deliveries, this is a meaningful operational improvement. For family caregivers, it means the bed can be set up on arrival without waiting for additional help.
• Self-Contained UL-Approved Motor — Quieter and Lighter: The motor is fully self-contained within the frame rather than externally mounted, reducing overall weight and significantly reducing operating noise compared to older external motor designs. Importantly, the motor can be installed or removed with the patient in the bed — eliminating the need to transfer the patient to perform maintenance.
• Square Tube Steel Slat Deck Frame: The split slat deck design provides no-sag mattress support across the full 54" width, distributes wei