Hospital Bed and Patient Lift Rental in Bragg Creek

Going home to Bragg Creek

Rockyview and Foothills are almost exactly the same distance from Bragg Creek, so the hospital a patient leaves from depends on their care, not their address. Whichever it is, the patient and our crew are both making a drive of about 40 minutes. We would much rather set up a bed the day before a discharge than race the patient home, so phone as soon as the care team mentions a date and tell us what they recommend. If something is needed the same day, it is sometimes possible when the equipment is in stock and you call early.

Before leaving hospital, ask the transition services team, listed at both Rockyview and Foothills, whether a home care referral has been made. Community Care Access is the central intake for Calgary Zone Home Care, and anyone can make a referral provided the patient agrees. For families caring for someone at the end of life, it is worth asking early about palliative support for your address, because the equipment and the care plan work best when they arrive together.

Homes here, and what fits in them

Of the 190 occupied dwellings in the hamlet in 2021, 180 were single-detached houses, and beyond the core lie wooded acreages. A tree-lined lane or a path winding from parking to the door is part of the charm, and it is also what we need to hear about before delivery: how far the carry is, whether it is gravel, boardwalk or pavers, and whether there are steps along the way. Rocky View County road priorities apply here too, so after a snowfall, allow time for the roads and clear the lane and path if you can.

Distance from the city also makes power worth a thought. Our full-electric beds keep a fallback: the Drive Delta Ultra-Light’s hand control holds a 9-volt battery that can lower the head and foot sections nine times, and the Invacare 5410IVC has a built-in hand crank. Drive says the Med-Aire Plus mattress gives up to 24 hours of power-outage protection, and the Invacare Reliant 450 lift has a manual emergency lowering feature. We show you each of these at setup, so nobody has to find them in the dark.