Vive Alternating Air Stress Mattress Pad – The Unique Mattress Sore Prevention Answer – Hospital & House Mattress Topper – Contains Waterproof, Warmth Resistant Ulcer Cushion Pad & Whisper Quiet Pump

Excellent purchase with one minor, acceptable, caveat!
I purchased the Vive Alternating Pressure Pad w/electric pump for my 79 year old father who is bedridden due to a stroke. We had been using the manual pump air mattresses that we’d bring home from the hospital, only to have them pop after about a month’s use. Well, after going through 3 of those and dad always complaining of his body hurting after they’d deflate a little, I decided on this purchase! Boy, am I glad I did!!This air mattress, just after one night’s use, has already had an immediately positive effect on my dad. Set to the firmest setting, what is recommended, had my dad sleeping like a baby and zero complaints of body aches!! He looks like a king content on his throne now!!My review for the mechanics of the equipment is this: the mattress is of high quality material, durable, soft, flexible, and comfortable to the touch with little to no plastic or rubber odor, which I greatly appreciate! Fits the Medicare provided hospital bed perfectly, and adjusts with the bed when raising or lowering either the foot or head! The electric pump is extremely quiet and does exactly as described, cycling every 6 minutes. I can actually see my dad’s body rise and fall, ever so slightly, as the air gets redistributed through the channels!My one observation that I had not read about or anticipated was the heat that is produced by the little electrical power box that hooks onto the foot of the bed. After about a 5 hours of use, the room where my dad stays became very warm, as did my dad. I also would get very warm every time I went in to check on him or tend to him. I thought it was just us and the unusually warm temperature outside. Then it dawned on me that it was the power box. This is the only ongoing power item in the room sized 20×20 ft. While it’s not a deal breaker in keeping the item, cause it’s benefits far outweigh this one minor caveat, it is something that we have to consider. So, here’s what we’ve done to accommodate the slight rise in temperature: we’ve changed our fleece winter sheets back to crisp cotton, which dad found quite refreshing, and put a little fan in the corner of the room to circulate the cooler air, the air closer to dad’s bed seemed to get a bit stagnant with the extra heat.All that being said, and after making the slight modifications to accommodate the new air mattress, we are most pleased with this purchase! My only regret is that I didn’t make it month’s ago when first home with dad!

Excellent mattress that’s absolutely quiet
I had to buy a special mattress to help prevent bed sores since breaking my hip 3 months ago. This was an excellent selection. It fills up nicely and quickly with adjustable softness or hardness. I don’t like hard mattresses. The webpage described it as very quiet which I found hard to believe and expected to hear it running. So I’m very surprised and pleased that it’s perfectly quiet when running. You wouldn’t even know it’s turned on. I’m having to sleep on our comfy couch because our bed is too high, and mattress fits very well. My husband and I are very pleased with this purchase. And so far, no problem with bed sores. If you’re looking for a comfortable mattress that’s adjustable and silent, this is the one to buy!

My mother loves it and it’s doing what it’s supposed to do.
I was skeptical to purchase this from Amazon because I wanted to make sure my mom would be comfortable and that it would at least be equal in quality to the one she had when she was on hospice care. Over 6 months ago, my mother developed a bed sore. Some time later she was placed on hospice and the agency ordered an alternating air mattress pad to try and make her more comfortable. It worked. After a lot of hard work and diligence the bed sore healed. My mom also improved to the point that she was eventually taken off of hospice and when she was, they took the air pressure mattress. Within 24 hours of the mattress being removed, she started complaining about not being able to sleep well and not being able to get comfortable. We also started noticing a small red spot coming back. I did some research and decided to take a chance ordering from Amazon. I’m so glad I did. The price was reasonable, it was quite easy to install onto her bed and set-up. The best part is she said she was once again comfortable. There are few different settings you can use to determine the firmness you’d like for the mattress to be. Also, it’s supper easy to clean. Just a soapy damp cloth, wipe the stain and dry and it’s ready to go again. Very pleased.

Es muy bueno, no es ruidoso

The mattress arrived very quickly, but I could not use it as it was wired for American 120 volt instead of 240 volt Australian- my fault for not checking first. Returning it was managed fairly.

I bought this for my husband when he came out of hospital having broken his pelvis in multiple places – it was easy to assemble although the pipes are quite stiff to get on , but they stay on – it’s a very large single size, nice and long and tucks in at foot if the bed – I didn’t want to get a hospital bed as he’s tall – it’s been going 24 hours a day for several weeks – the little engine is very quiet and sits under the bed – the switch has a noticeable green light so you can see if it’s on or off from a distance – I really recommend this – forget the more expensive ones ! I don’t know about long term but it’s certainly ideal for post surgery – thank you