How do you deal with loved one falling out of bed?

To the individual who said not to tie them to the bed. If you had read my post carefully and thoughtfully, my husband is not tied to the bed. Thank you.

At the hospital, mom kept pulling the IV and anything attached to her. I remembered being shocked when I first saw her hands were restrained to the side railings. It was a loose cloth tied around her wrists and she could still move her hands up and down. She just could not reach across her body. That was years ago. I don't know if this is still being done.

MORE on keeping in bed: We bought a twin bed with buckboard no box springs to keep it low. On really bad days, the mattress goes on the floor. It is 16" high and FIL sleeps quite well on it. If he rolls onto the floor, he can't go any further. Also check out Harbor Freight for motion sensor alarms, cost around $13 on sale. When FIL tries to get up, one or both alarms wake me and give me enough time to get to his room before he can stand. One is placed under the bed and the other on the wall on the way to the bathroom. We put velcro "picture hangers" on the backs of them, so we can move them to the walls near his day chair and on the way to the kitchen.

That reminds me, if you're putting a mattress on the floor and you need it a bit higher... You can buy a 'low' profile foundation/boxspring (to put under the mattress to raise it up about 5" off the ground...) walmart/ip/Sleep-Inc.-Low-Profile-5-Foundation-Multiple-Sizes/27408416 I have one of these under my mother's mattress. The low height makes it easier for her to get out of bed.

PS Together with a 16" mattress and a 5" foundation (boxspring) it makes it a perfect height (about chair level) to get in and out of bed.... and, it's better for their knees. Hope this helps... It's really helped my mother.