Overbed Tables Allow Easy Assisted Living

Prioritize Your Needs
Scores of overbed tables are available, ranging in price from about $60 to almost $200. The nicer models will invariably include electronic mechanisms to raise and lower the surface. Bear in mind, though, most models include push button pneumatics and other non-electric systems for easy height adjustment. Your most important consideration when choosing overbed tables is likely mobility, in which case premium swivel casters should take precedence over electronics. Tilting overbed tables, a favorite for reading and writing purposes, are also made in all price ranges.

As with any product, be careful of merchants trying to sell you overbed tables laced with vagaries and verbosity. Most noticeable would be the tendency for descriptions to include references to the locking table. Good to know, but this is clearly an obvious feature mentioned for filling up space amid an otherwise featureless product. If you are paying over $100 each for overbed tables online, make sure the mechanisms, casters, and materials are well-documented and clear.