01/07/2026
Did you know the average bedside nurse lifts roughly 1,800 pounds per shift when manual boosting? Here are a few other things that are 1,800 pounds*:
🚗A 1967 Volkswagon Beetle
🐎A Clydesdale Horse (a small one)
🎹Two concert grand pianos
We wouldn't ask anyone else in any other industry to move that kind of weight without the proper equipment. And let's not forget bedside caregivers aren't moving *things*, they're moving *people*...people who deserve dignity and comfort when they are ill or unable to boost themselves.
So! Let's make 2026 the year we stop treating nurse and bedside caregiver back injuries, shoulder injuries and neck pain as "part of the job."
Automated boosting isn't a luxury; it's a lifeline.