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Introduction
Völker is a company specializing in the production of healthcare beds that focus on the dignity and comfort of residents while aiding caregivers. Their philosophy centers on respect and dignity for individuals requiring care.
Völker Care Concept
The Völker Care Concept aims to provide more time for dignified care through innovative products that enhance resident independence and ease caregiver workload. Key products include the Völker 3082 healthcare bed, Vis-a-Vis bed, and Low-height bed, addressing needs like mobility and fall prevention.
Innovative Features
Völker beds feature telescopic height-adjustable legs, integrated assist rail systems, and the Micro-stimulation System (MiS®) for pressure-ulcer prevention, promoting comfort and independence.
Added Value by Competency
Völker offers a comprehensive solution set including healthcare design, logistics, and technical support through the Völker Diagnostic System, with a commitment to quality through locally sourced parts.
Völker Consulting
Völker Consulting provides services to geriatric care facilities, focusing on improving care processes using principles like Kaizen and Lean Management to enhance care quality and reduce stress.
Product Range
Völker offers a range of healthcare beds designed for comfort, safety, and ease of use, including models like the 3082, Vis-a-Vis, and Low-height beds.
Conclusion
Völker's commitment to dignified care is reflected in their innovative products and comprehensive care concept, offering economic advantages and improved care standards.
Overview of Völker Healthcare Beds
Völker beds offer functionalities for residents and caregivers, including electronic adjustments, removable sections for cleaning, and accessory sockets. The MiS® system aids in pressure-ulcer prevention.
Völker MiS® System
The patented MiS® system improves body perception and mobility, aiding in pressure-ulcer prevention, complemented by the Rubex® Finess mattress.
Völker MiS® Activ
An upgrade to the MiS® system, MiS® Activ uses motor drives to stimulate movement, aiding circulation and reducing pain, beneficial for obese or sedentary residents.
Assist Rail System
The assist rail system provides protection with height-adjustable profiles, supporting self-mobilization and reducing fall risks.
Conclusion
Völker beds enhance resident comfort and safety, supporting caregivers with advanced systems like MiS® and MiS® Activ.
Motor Drive System
Völker beds feature motor drives developed with Porsche Engineering, ensuring safety and reliability for intensive use.
Production and Quality Assurance
Völker employs lean production principles, with stringent testing to ensure fault-free beds, using the V-model and FMEA for quality assurance.
Technological Innovations
Völker integrates automotive standards into production, ensuring long-term safety and functionality.
Quality Control
Völker implements thorough testing before delivery, ensuring high-quality products.
Overview of Völker Diagnostic System (VDS)
The VDS optimizes maintenance and reduces costs, allowing remote monitoring and troubleshooting.
Technical Inspections
Annual inspections ensure safety, aided by the VDS providing detailed test plans and documentation.
Spare Parts Ordering
The VDS facilitates ordering replacement parts, minimizing errors and ensuring efficiency.
Compliance with DIN EN 60601-2-52
Völker beds comply with updated standards, ensuring safety and reliability.
Völker Healthcare Bed Models
Models like the 3082 and Vis-a-Vis meet diverse needs, promoting independence and accessibility.
Conclusion
The VDS and healthcare beds enhance safety, efficiency, and independence for residents and caregivers.
Design and Customization
Völker beds offer customizable designs and finishes, ensuring durability and aesthetic appeal.
Mattress and Comfort
Völker mattresses enhance comfort and support, promoting breathability and moisture exchange.
Lighting and Accessories
Proper lighting is emphasized for comfort and efficiency, with accessory rails enhancing functionality.
Furniture and Storage
Völker offers complementary furniture designed for convenience and aesthetics, with ergonomic storage solutions.
Overview of Völker Supply Bar
The Supply Bar offers customizable solutions for various room types, integrating with bedside cabinets.
Furniture Program
Völker provides a range of stylish furniture, including cabinets and seating options, designed for stability and comfort.
Company History and Vision
Founded in 1912, Völker has evolved into a leader in healthcare furniture, focusing on innovation and quality.
Manufacturing and Quality
Völker produces 35,000 beds annually, maintaining 'Made in Germany' quality with close monitoring of production standards.
Contact Information
Völker GmbH is headquartered in Witten, Germany, with a second plant in Hainichen, managed by Mitchel Tidman, Meinolf Köhn, and Jörg Waldeyer.
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Catalog excerpts

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Every person has a right to be treated with respect and dignity. Especially people in need of care. We think, develop and manufacture with this in mind.

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For dignified care. Völker healthcare beds. Völker beds for dignified care. This is our company philosophy and the target of our work now for more than thirty years. And as well remains, after the acquisition by Hill-Rom Holdings Inc. in early 2012, mandatory for development, production and service of Völker healthcare beds. We have always wanted to build beds that provide residents with the utmost comfort: When they want to rest or sleep, mobilize themselves or be helped by others. Beds that make caregivers’ work much easier and that also help to improve the quality of all care activities. Beds...

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The Völker Care Concept. A value added concept: More time for dignified care. Companies such as Völker who make it their business to manufacture healthcare beds must accept a very particular kind of responsibility. This responsibility is ultimately a product of our customers’ objectives. The main objective of a healthcare facility that cares for residents is to retain and promote the independence and personal responsibility of each individual by providing self actualizing care. This requires more than just any healthcare bed. It requires assistive technology that makes self actualizing care possible,...

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About Völker Völker Care Concept

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The Völker Care Concept. Added value through pioneering products with innovative features. A complete Care Concept with pioneering products makes it possible to meet the various needs, demands and expectations of residents and care personnel. This includes the Völker 3082 healthcare bed, which covers every fundamental requirement. Whenever a lateral transfer is no longer possible, the Völker Vis-a-Vis healthcare bed offers mobility via a forward-facing chair position. Finally, the Volker Low-height healthcare bed with its position close to the floor offers a real alternative in fall risk environments....

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About Völker Völker Care Concept

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The Völker Care Concept. Added value by competency. Pioneering products and their innovative features are the very essence of a complete solution set which represents a very advantageous package for our customers. This also includes Healthcare Design, a significant help when furnishing any healthcare facility. A competent logistics service ensures punctual and reliable delivery, while the technical service works with the Völker Diagnostic System offering support regarding documentation, maintenance, technical checks and repairs. Our medical competency is supported through studies and symposiums...

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About Völker Völker Care Concept

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New to the Völker Care Concept. Völker Consulting: Consultation regarding geriatric care facilities. Völker Consulting is a comprehensive consultation service, with no purchase necessary, and with the objective of creating “More time for care and support”. Our exceptionally positive experiences with Kaizen and Lean Management during Völker’s own production processes, which are transferred to the processes involved in geriatric care in consultation with care specialists, form the basis for this process. After all, targets such as quality, costs and adherence to deadlines are also relevant when...

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About Völker Völker Care Concept

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Healthcare beds as a future-oriented resource. The Völker 3082 healthcare bed. The Völker Vis-a-Vis. The Völker Low-height bed. We have to be honest with ourselves: The senior care environment is changing. The demands on quality are constantly growing, the documentation requirements are becoming more and more extensive. Healthcare costs are increasing and good care staff are hard to find. While on the other side, the demands of residents and their dependents are growing. Requirements in general are becoming greater and more varied. With today’s guidelines, the steadily rising age of admission,...

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About Völker Völker Care Concept

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Völker healthcare beds. Everything you would want from healthcare beds with added value. Since Völker has been building healthcare beds, the company’s management, developers, customer advisors and expert consultants have continuously placed themselves in the position of residents and caregivers. We asked ourselves: what do we have to do to make residents’ environments with regards to beds as comfortable as possible? How do healthcare beds have to be constructed to reduce the caregivers’ work with residents, to facilitate individual care measures and maybe even speed them up so that people can...

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Telescopic assist rails provide two levels of assist and protection Sockets for trapeze bar, IV poles and accessory lighting on both sides of the bed Nurse Control (optional) includes trendelenburg and additional hand control lock-out CPR quick release of the back section (optional) Four stable height adjustable legs Secure stability in every position Castors extend for bed transport at the push of a button Healthcare furniture Accessory mounting track integrated into both sides of the bed (urine bottle basket, general purpose hook etc.) Fully synchronized height adjustment Mattress compensation...

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MiS®/ MiS®Activ The comfortable lying system from Völker: Völker MiS®. Sleep well. Wake up rested. Start your day feeling motivated. All Völker healthcare beds are fitted with the patented Völker MiS® as standard. This provides a care aid, integrated directly into the bed, which technically implements the theoretical fundamentals of basal stimulation, as well as various movement concepts. Völker MiS® is based on neuro-scientific principles. Even minimal movements on the part of the resident are detected and returned from the mattress to the body, in the form of tactile stimuli, via the lying...

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