Paediatric & Lightweight Individuals
Lightweight patients are vulnerable to developing a pressure injury as they have minimal body fat (the body’s natural protection against pressure injuries). With reduced fat, pressure from bony prominences is much more damaging, leading to the development of pressure injuries a lot quicker.
Mattresses for paediatric clients need to offer pressure care appropriate for a lightweight, as well as providing safety. Safety and entrapment is a key concern with paediatric clients.
Jump to our Paediatric & Lightweight Products
Homecare ICON
The Homecare ICON is a Luxury Home style Mattress available in Soft, Medium and Firm configurations. A perfect ready-made solution designed to suit most clinical and comfort needs.
View ProductSovereign Lite 12-90kg
Advanced Foam mattress designed to perform for high risk paediatric and lightweight patients. Incorporating Ventraflow and Airoform Technology, this mattress is suitable for superior long-term care, comfort, and pressure redistribution.
View ProductZephair Lite
The Paediatric or Lite Zephair is a hybrid alternating air mattress with immersion and stability foams to provide optimal pressure relief combined with comfort for individuals between 12 and 90kg
View ProductFinale 2 Bar Wrap Around Protector with Mesh
Designed for fitment to full-length bed rails, providing additional patient protection. The integration of a mesh panel between the rails provides increased visibility, reducing claustrophobia and improves air flow.
View ProductConcave Safety Sides
Raised, concaved sides in-built within the mattress to prevent risk of patient falls.
View ProductFirm Safety Perimeter
An inbuilt mattress accessory designed to improve patient safety by reducing risk of entrapment and provide enhanced mattress stability.
View ProductSmall enough to Care, Large Enough to Delivery
Based in Armidale NSW, Forté focus solely on the manufacture of Medical Mattresses, Therapeutic Support Surfaces and accessories. Forté provides the complete package from low to high care mattress, for lightweight to bariatric individuals. Forté manages the whole process from design, Medical Foam Conversion, Medical Cover Production, delivery and education.
Our extensive experience of 20+ years serving the Australian and New Zealand Healthcare Markets allows us to accurately determine customer needs and provide products to exceed expectations.
Our products are designed to provide prevention and treatment of pressure injuries, infection control, patient comfort and care, protection for care staff and longevity.
We follow a clear consultation process to ensure that our products are suited exactly to your requirements and ensure that at the point of delivery you are not met with any unwanted surprises.
Our product development service provides guaranteed satisfaction to our clients and will ensure a product of uncompromising quality and a clinically sound pressure management and comfort solution.
Every Product Customisable
Every patient is unique and no two care environments are necessarily the same.
We readily acknowledge that with patients well-being and staff safety is at stake, we cannot take a ‘one-size suits all’ approach.
Every product we manufacture is custom made. We offer bespoke modifications to meet needs such as;
- Unique pressure care requirements
- Custom weight capacities
- Adjustments
- Continence and fluid management
- Varied functional needs
- Infection control and management and much more.
Manufacturing
Forté Healthcare; a family owned Australian company dedicated to excellence in the manufacture of Patient Support Surfaces, Medical Mattresses and Pressure Care Products. Day and night Forté products protect and enhance the well-being and comfort of patients and care givers in Acute Care Hospitals, Aged Care Facilities and Medical Home Care.
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FAQs
- Can I use an electric blanket?
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Yes, if there are no exposed wires and it operates at below 60°C. Please keep pressure care in mind however, consulting with your doctor or healthcare professional first.
- Can your mattresses be made to a custom size?
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Yes, Forté can customise any mattress to suit any bed platform. Customised items will be more expensive than standard sizing and do take longer through production.
- Can I trial your mattresses?
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Yes, most mattresses are available for trial. Contact Forté or your local distributor to make arrangements