What are the mattress should one get for your mom and dad

| Saturday, May 25, 2013
By George Till


The mattress you purchase depend on the specifications and requirements of the persons who are going to sleep on it and this is especially so in case of elderly people, who may have specific needs. The mattresses for the elderly people should be comfortable to sleep on as well as provide certain other health benefits since elderly people are more fragile and need a lot more attention and care. And the foam mattresses have gained enormously in popularity and many people are enjoying the benefits of foam mattresses.

Foam mattress provide the soft and caring support needed for the elderly people as well as those having chronic illnesses who may find it very uncomfortable to sleep on mattresses having hard surfaces. The foam mattresses available in the market vary in their size and thickness and they are also offered at different prices depending on quality and durability.

The foam mattresses that have come to become the boon of the elderly and the infirm people are nothing but an outgrowth of the space technology and were not known to us until about 1966. Foam was initially developed for making comfortable cushions for seating the high altitude aircraft pilots by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) At that time nobody thought the wide extent of use it would have in homes and the popularity it would gain. It was not until the 1980s that the NASA allowed for this advanced technology to be used for the benefit of the common people instead of for those aiming for the stars quite literally and it was not until the 1990s that the foam mattresses became popular among the common populace.

The memory foam mattresses can sometime cost a little more than the older varieties and the traditional ones but that is nothing compared to what the customer will gain in quality, control and health. Foam mattresses have the dual benefit of being very supportive of the human body and being very flexible at the same time so that they combine soft qualities of a comfortable mattress with good qualities of being solid and supportive of a firm mattress. It is also possible to select softer or firmer mattresses depending on the taste of the individual as there are a lot of varieties available.

Medical personnel have acknowledged foam mattresses to be beneficial to the elderly and the hospital patients and so you can opt for them while you go shopping for a new mattress for your elderly parents. You can also opt for various acupuncture or orthopedics mattresses that are available with various types of medicinal value and are believed to cause beneficial health effects on their users. You can consider buying these type of mattresses depending on the health conditions and extra care needed by your parents. Avoid buying mattresses just because there are some discount offers. You and your parents may regret it.




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