Posey Bed Sitter Cost Calculator
®
Sitter Facts
• Annual costs per sitter
• Sitter schedules: break times, meals and
restroom visits
• Sitter liability
• Family’s resistance of strangers
watching loved ones
• Average fall costs: $1,395-$35,561**
*Average cost of rentals as of October 2011. Consult your local rental
partner for current rates.
**Wong, C., et al, “The Cost of Serious Fall-Related Injuries at Three
Midwestern Hospitals”, The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and
Patient Safety, Feb. 2011.
Consider the Costs
Posey Bed Costs Example:
$50.00 per day = $350/week
Sitter Costs Example:
$12.00-24.00 per hour = $288-$576/day
= $2,016-$4,032/week
Calculate your Costs:
Wages ($/hr) x (# of hrs.) x # of days = Cost of
Care
Calculate your Costs:
Rental ($/day) x # of days = Cost of Care
$ 50.00 x _________ =
________
$ 0.00
______________
________ x _________x __________ =
$ 0.00
______________
Posey Bed Rental: $40-$50 per day*
Posey Alarm Systems: $40-$100
Both the Posey Bed and Posey Alarms offer
significant cost savings.
SAVINGS from using Posey Bed:
Sitter Total - Posey Bed Total = Savings
$ 0.00
$ 0.00 - _________
________
$ 0.00
= ______________
To request a Posey Catalog or speak with an associate,
call 1.800.44.POSEY (76739) or visit us online at Posey.com
Posey Company • 5635 Peck Road, Arcadia, CA 91006-0020 USA • Phone: 1.800.447.6739 or 1.626.443.3143
Fax: 1.800.767.3933 or 1.626.443.5014 • www.posey.com ©2012 Posey Company. All rights reserved. MK1560 REV A 102712
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