Recommend hotel w/ handicapped access

Folks,

My sister-in-law is a big vegas fan, but the last couple times she's
had a tough time. She has muscular disease that makes breathing
difficult for her. Her biggest challenge is that she needs to sleep
with her head elevated. She has a hospital style bed at home, but
would love to find a hotel in Las Vegas (preferrably strip) that has
that type of bed.

I know this is an odd request, but are any of you aware of a hotel
that could accomodate? I could call every hotel individually, but
thought I'd start here to see if any of you are aware of this.

In article <1187105425.064023.86590@j4g2000prf..c om>,
sblanky@ says...
> Folks,
>
> My sister-in-law is a big vegas fan, but the last couple times she's
> had a tough time. She has muscular disease that makes breathing
> difficult for her. Her biggest challenge is that she needs to sleep
> with her head elevated. She has a hospital style bed at home, but
> would love to find a hotel in Las Vegas (preferrably strip) that has
> that type of bed.
>
> I know this is an odd request, but are any of you aware of a hotel
> that could accomodate? I could call every hotel individually, but
> thought I'd start here to see if any of you are aware of this.


This may sound like a silly response, but wouldn't just calling
housekeeping and asking for about a dozen extra pillows do the job?


Chuck

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sblanky@ wrote:
> Folks,
>
> My sister-in-law is a big vegas fan, but the last couple times she's
> had a tough time. She has muscular disease that makes breathing
> difficult for her. Her biggest challenge is that she needs to sleep
> with her head elevated. She has a hospital style bed at home, but
> would love to find a hotel in Las Vegas (preferrably strip) that has
> that type of bed.
>
> I know this is an odd request, but are any of you aware of a hotel
> that could accomodate? I could call every hotel individually, but
> thought I'd start here to see if any of you are aware of this.
>
This might sound like overkill for just one visit, but since
her problem is persistent, perhaps a small investment now
might pay off in a lot less hassles when traveling in the future.

My suggestion would be to visit an HVAC metal shop and ask
them to bend up a couple aluminum risers. I'd have them made
so they could be "nested" for traveling- say inside a duffel
bag. At any hotel, your SIL could merely request a twin bed
in her room and then have somebody slip the risers under the
headboard to elevate that end of the bed. Chuck's suggestion
about pillows is also good, but sleeping propped up on a bunch
of pillows might be uncomfortable, where a traditional bed
with elevated headboard might feel more like "at home."

If your SIL uses a hospital bed and has it "jackknifed" to a
sitting-type position, she might also be more comfortable in a
traditional twin bed if she could have a foam shop manufacture
a wedge-shaped insert she could have someone slide beneath the
upper end of the mattress. If the mattress didn't fold well,
the wedge could be placed under the pad alone, elevating just
the upper part.

Finally, if money is not a big object, you might contact one
of the places that rent durable medical equipment to see if
they could actually deliver a hospital bed to a hotel for her
stay. Since there are numerous places renting oxygen
concentrators, scooters and the like, I bet that her situation
isn't unique. Perhaps the hotel's concierge could connect you
to a DME supplier that they've used reliably in the past.

Nonny

<sblanky@> wrote in message
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> Folks,
>
> My sister-in-law is a big vegas fan, but the last couple times she's
> had a tough time. She has muscular disease that makes breathing
> difficult for her. Her biggest challenge is that she needs to sleep
> with her head elevated. She has a hospital style bed at home, but
> would love to find a hotel in Las Vegas (preferrably strip) that has
> that type of bed.
>
> I know this is an odd request, but are any of you aware of a hotel
> that could accomodate? I could call every hotel individually, but
> thought I'd start here to see if any of you are aware of this.



I was on the phone with The Mirage when I saw your question so I thought I
would ask. The Mirage has two handicapped accessible rooms that have lifts
to help get guests in and out of bed and into/out of the tub. These rooms
also have adjustable beds like you are talking about according to the
reservation agent. She said that these are very high demand rooms and you
would probably have to book far in advance. She said that when you call to
make a reservation you should be sure to ask for the handicapped accessible
lift rooms.

When you call to make a reservation I would double check the information but
hopefully your sister-in-law will get to have a fun and comfortable trip to
Vegas.

Margaret


--
Margaret
mrs.fine@

On Aug 14, 9:36 pm, "Big Mikey" <mikem4...@> wrote:
> Does she sleep with her head and back completely upright or in some kind of
> slanted position?
>
> I have several suggestions.

She currently uses the pillow approach when she goes to Vegas, it's
just not as comfortable...

I'm not sure how she sleeps... My assumption was that its where the
legs are flat but from the hips up its slanted up... I'll check with
her...

I like the inflatable wedge idea, that might be nice... and the mirage
room with hospital beds would be perfect.

Thanks for the suggestions keep them coming.

"Margaret Fine" <wrote in message

> I was on the phone with The Mirage when I saw your question so I
> thought I would ask. The Mirage has two handicapped accessible rooms
> that have lifts to help get guests in and out of bed and into/out of
> the tub. These rooms also have adjustable beds like you are talking
> about according to the reservation agent.


Margaret, how blessed this group is to have you working behind the
scenes. I just had to reply to say how much you are appreciated.

Cheryl

"Nicholson" <noshohcin1REMOVE@m> wrote in message
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>
> "Margaret Fine" <wrote in message
>
>> I was on the phone with The Mirage when I saw your question so I thought
>> I would ask. The Mirage has two handicapped accessible rooms that have
>> lifts to help get guests in and out of bed and into/out of the tub.
>> These rooms also have adjustable beds like you are talking about
>> according to the reservation agent.
>
>
> Margaret, how blessed this group is to have you working behind the scenes.
> I just had to reply to say how much you are appreciated.
>
> Cheryl
>

Thanks, Cheryl. I really appreciate you saying that. I am glad to help when
I can. I just hope some day I can achieve "Walt" status. :-)


Margaret
--
mrs.fine@

In article <g8adnTaMDakATVrbnZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d@>, Margaret
Fine <mrs.fine@> wrote:

> Thanks, Cheryl. I really appreciate you saying that. I am glad to help when
> I can. I just hope some day I can achieve "Walt" status. :-)
> Margaret

<blush>

--- Walt

Call 1 800 99 Tower. Ask for a room on the top floor and your sister in
law's head will be elevated higher than any head in Vegas.

Ronald Emerson