The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Vive Health LLC, of Naples, Florida, announced on March 26, 2026, the recall of three models of Vive Health adult bed rails. The recalled bed rails pose a risk of entrapment and asphyxia because users can become entrapped within the rail or between the rail and mattress.
Vive Health has received two reports of entrapment deaths associated with one model of the recalled bed rails. The deaths occurred in September 2024 and involved a 97-year-old man at an assisted living facility in Texas and a 93-year-old man at his home in Florida.
Consumers should stop using the recalled bed rails immediately and contact Vive Health for a full refund.
The recall involves the Vive Health Compact Bed Rail (model LVA2009SLV) and Bed Rail Collection V (model LVA2097SLV), as well as units of the Vive Health Bed Rail model LVA1024 purchased on or before August 21, 2023. Vive Health previously recalled units of model LVA1024 purchased after August 21, 2023, on February 19, 2026. The recalled bed rails are made of silver or white metal tubing with a black foam rubber grip handle. The recalled bed rails may not contain model numbers or brand-specific labels.
Vive Health sold about 122,000 units of the recalled bed rails at medical supply stores nationwide and online at www.vivehealth.com, Amazon, and online medical supply stores. The bed rails were sold from September 2019 through December 2025 for between $45 and $90. They were manufactured in China.
Consumers should stop using the recalled Vive Health Bed Rails immediately and contact Vive Health for a full refund. Consumers should write “RECALLED” on the upper and lower portions of the bed rails with permanent marker and take a photo of the marked bed rail with the buyer’s name on a piece of paper and email to [email protected]. Consumers should then dispose of the recalled product in accordance with the state and local waste disposal procedure.
Requirements For Long-Term Care Facilities (Nursing Homes) Use Of Bed Rails For Residents:
§483.25(n) Bed Rails.
The facility must attempt to use appropriate alternatives prior to installing a side or bed rail. If a bed or side rail is used, the facility must ensure correct installation, use, and maintenance of bed rails, including but not limited to the following elements.
§483.25(n)(1) Assess the resident for risk of entrapment from bed rails prior to installation.
§483.25(n)(2) Review the risks and benefits of bed rails with the resident or resident representative and obtain informed consent prior to installation.
§483.25(n)(3) Ensure that the bed’s dimensions are appropriate for the resident’s size and weight.
§483.25(n)(4) Follow the manufacturers’ recommendations and specifications for installing and maintaining bed rails.
INTENT §483.25(n)
The intent of this requirement is to ensure that prior to the installation or use of bed rails, the facility attempts to use alternatives. If the attempted alternatives were not adequate to meet the resident’s needs, the resident is assessed for the use of bed rails, which includes a review of risks including entrapment; and informed consent is obtained from the
resident or if applicable, the resident representative. The facility must ensure the bed is appropriate for the resident and that bed rails are properly installed and maintained.
Entrapment may occur when a resident is caught between the mattress and bed rail or in the bed rail itself. Although not all bed rails create a risk for entrapment, injury may still occur and is varied depending on the resident. Residents most at risk for entrapment are those who are frail or elderly or those who have conditions such as agitation, delirium,
confusion, pain, uncontrolled body movement, hypoxia, fecal impaction, acute urinary retention, etc. that may cause them to move about the bed or try to exit from the bed. The untimeliness of assistance using the bathroom and inappropriate positioning or other care-related activities can contribute to the risk of entrapment.
We have received inquiries from nursing home and assisted living facility residents, and their families, regarding injuries and death that involved the use of bed rails.
If you or a loved one suffered injuries (or worse) due to the use of bed rails in a nursing home or assisted living facility in the United States, including but not limited to injuries due to entrapment, you should promptly find a medical malpractice lawyer in your state who may investigate your bed rail case for you and represent you or your loved one in a bed rail nursing home (or bed rail assisted living) case, if approprate.
Visit our website or call us at 800-295-3959 to find bed rail injury lawyers in your state who may help you.
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