Patent ID: 8806680

Claim:
A bed for nursing care comprising: a mat unit including a hip receiving portion for supporting a hip portion of a care-dependent person, an upper half body receiving portion for supporting an upper half body portion that is upper than the hip portion, and a lower half body portion for supporting a lower half body portion that is lower than the hip portion; a bed frame unit for supporting the mat unit; a toilet unit moveable to an opening portion formed when the hip receiving portion is stored in a lower portion left and right thigh receiving portion drive mechanisms that cause the thigh receiving portions to rise, wherein: the left and right thigh receiving portion drive mechanisms each comprise a lifting device that extends a rod that supports the thigh receiving portion from a lower portion, and a slide device that causes the lower portion of the lifting device to slide to a head end side or a foot end side, wherein: the lower half body portion comprises a thigh receiving portion that supports thigh portions of the care-dependent person, wherein the thigh portions are lifted with a rising of the thigh receiving portion; the thigh receiving portion is provided to be splittable into thigh receiving portions on left and right sides and comprises left and right slide devices that, respectively, cause the left and right thigh receiving portions to slide along the directions of leftwardly and rightwardly separating from and approaching each other; when lifting the left and right thigh portions, the left and right slide devices cause the respective thigh receiving portions to slide along the directions of leftwardly and rightwardly, thereby separating from each other; and when lifting the thigh portions, the lifting device causes the rod to extend, and the slide device causes the lower portion of the lifting device to slide to the foot end side, thereby causing the thigh receiving portions to tilt to the head end side and concurrently to rise.