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There is a manufacturer in the south east ( Virginia ?) that makes a commercial wooden bed with Lexan (see through ) panels. It is called a SleepSafe bed (with hospital bedrail height rails) and a SleepSaferR (with taller see-through sides.) It does not have a closed in top. Try 1-866-852-2337.
I work in a group home and have one for a lady who is dually diagnosed with profound mental retardation and OCD. She has CP and cannot stand independently. She is older and has osteoporosis. She tries to get out of bed independently on impulse(due to the OCD) and has fallen and at one point pulled a dresser over on herself.
The SleepSafeR bed is the best thing we ever bought for her. We can elevate the head of the bed to address her GERD and breathing issues and she sleeps well through the night. The staff do 2 hour bed checks and even when she is awake at night, we don't have to worry about her falling out of bed onto the concrete floor.
There is a lady in another group home who also has an adult crib ("Hard" brand manufacturers, I think they are in Buffalo, NY). She is also profoundly retarded with a seizure disorder. She also has severe osteoporosis. She has stood up in bed in the past and fallen to the floor during a seizure and broken her arm. The adult crib is restrictive, it's true, but until we get funding for one-on-one round-the- clock care for profoundly /multiply handicapped adults, this is the kindest,safest thing we can do.
The beds are fabulously expensive and Medicaid pays so little that the local vendors won't even submit them for review. I don't know about private insurance, but if you can justify the use of an adult crib for medical reasons, you may stand a chance for partial reimbursement.
Yolanda,good luck...you are a saint!