Guests using wheelchairs need beds with open frames . If guests use lifts, this requirement becomes an important safety and risk management issue. This piece of equipment allows a person to assist someone using a wheelchair. There are portable models for traveling. A lift is easier and safer than nondisabled people lifting guests out of wheelchairs when guests are unable to transfer themselves.
Guests using lifts usually call the lodging establishments directly for information.
If employees say that the wheelchair room has a bed on an open frame, when it does not, the facility has opened its doors to a potential law suit. The lift must be able to fit under the bed. Its normal position is vertical to the bed. Because the lift cannot fit under the bed, the guest is being hooked to the lift sling while the device is in a highly unstable position. It was not designed to be used in this manner, but the bed is now a barrier to its safe usage.