Nightingale Care Beds

What Nightingale Care Beds does

Nightingale Care Beds is the specialist rental and service solutions brand of Direct Healthcare Group (DHG), a UK-headquartered medical device company that now operates under the DHCare brand following its February 2026 merger with Invacare Europe and Asia Pacific. Within the DHCare portfolio, Nightingale supplies bariatric beds, bariatric seating, bariatric evacuation equipment, commodes and showering products, hoists, scale systems, support surfaces, walking and standing aids, and wheelchairs to hospitals, care homes, nursing homes, hospices, and specialist care facilities. The broader DHG/DHCare platform spans five proprietary brand franchises — Dyna-Form (pressure ulcer prevention mattresses and cushions, including the SmartResponse hybrid with intelligent pressure sensing), Kirton (specialist seating for adult, paediatric, riser recliner, and bariatric users), SystemRoMedic (safe moving and handling equipment), Linido (bathroom safety), and Nightingale (rental and service solutions) — augmented by specialist therapies such as negative pressure wound therapy and intermittent pneumatic compression. Nightingale specifically monetises through a managed rental and service model (with a 24/7 rental and servicing hotline) rather than pure product sales, while the wider group sells via direct enterprise sales, a distributor portal for channel partners, and quote-based multi-year contracts across 10+ European countries with localised multilingual websites. Strategic context: Rhône-affiliated investment vehicles entered exclusive acquisition discussions in July 2025, and DHCare signed a definitive agreement in June 2026 to acquire Ottobock's Human Mobility Division, positioning the combined group as a European consolidator in the reduced-mobility care segment.

Name

Nightingale Care Beds

Legal name

Direct Healthcare Group

Website

https://nightingalebeds.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Nightingale Care Beds is the rental and service solutions brand of Direct Healthcare Group (DHCare), providing bariatric beds, seating, hoists, evacuation equipment, and mobility aids to hospitals, care homes, and specialist care facilities across Europe on a managed rental basis.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Equipment

NAICS

Home Health Equipment Rental (532283)

SIC

Services-Equipment Rental & Leasing, Nec (7359)

akta.pro primary industry

Hospital Bed, Lift & Transfer Equipment (Beds, Hoyer Lifts, Slings) (HSABAKAF)

Keywords

• Pressure ulcer prevention
• Bariatric care solutions
• Medical equipment rental
• Patient handling equipment
• Specialist seating solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Wrexham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Medical Device & Equipment Sales: Sale of pressure care mattresses, specialist seating, bariatric equipment, moving and handling devices, and bathroom safety products to healthcare providers, care homes, hospitals, and individual patients.
2. Rental & Service Solutions: Rental and servicing of bariatric beds, seating, hoisting, scale systems, and support surfaces through Nightingale Care Beds brand. Includes 24/7 rental and servicing hotline.
3. Education & Training Services: ETHOS education platform providing CPD workshops, skills workshops, specialist seating training, and pressure ulcer education for healthcare professionals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Nightingale Care Beds is the rental and service solutions sub-brand of Direct Healthcare Group (now trading as DHCare) specialising in bariatric care equipment, including bariatric beds, bariatric seating, hoisting, evacuation equipment, scale systems, support surfaces, commodes/showering equipment, walking and standing aids, wheelchairs, and cushions. The brand supports hospitals, care homes, nursing homes and specialist care facilities with both short-term and long-term rental deployments plus 24/7 servicing.

Product overview

Direct Healthcare Group (now trading as DHCare following merger with Invacare Europe/APAC) operates as a medical device company offering an integrated portfolio of mobility and healthcare solutions. The Nightingale brand (indicated by nightingale-logo.svg in navigation) provides specialist rental and service solutions, primarily bariatric beds and seating. The broader product portfolio centres on five key categories: Pressure Ulcer Prevention (Dyna-Form hybrid, static, and dynamic mattresses; Carital anti-deformation mattresses), Specialist Seating (Kirton adult and paediatric ranges; Wendover riser recliners), Safe Moving and Handling (SystemRoMedic lifts, slings, transfer aids, StandTall walkers), Bathroom Safety (Linido grab rails, shower equipment, toilet raisers), and Specialist Therapies (negative pressure wound therapy, intermittent pneumatic compression). The Nightingale bariatric solutions integrate with the core pressure care and handling ranges to deliver comprehensive care management for patients with reduced mobility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Nightingale: Rental and service care management solutions including bariatric beds, bariatric seating, hoisting, wheelchairs, and walking and standing aids.
• Dyna-Form
• Kirton
• Linido
• SystemRoMedic

Products and services

• Nightingale Bariatric Beds

Quantifiable outcome

• DHG strives to enable accelerated recovery and healthy independence in daily living by improving vital connections between movement and health.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Ottobock (Human Mobility Division)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 June 2026DHCare (the merged entity of DHG and Invacare Europe & APAC) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ottobock's Human Mobility Division. This acquisition is intended to expand DHCare's leadership in the mobility and healthcare industry, strengthening its product portfolio in human mobility solutions.
• Invacare Europe & Asia PacificcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 February 2026DHG combined with Invacare Europe & Asia Pacific to form DHCare — a global medical device company that supports efforts to move health forward by delivering innovative solutions for individuals whose lives are impacted by reduced mobility.
• SumedcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 October 2024DHG strengthened its market-leading pressure ulcer prevention portfolio through the acquisition of Sumed, expanding its capabilities in this core product category.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Arjo: Swedish medical device company specializing in patient handling, pressure ulcer prevention (Auralis, AtmosAir mattresses), and hospital beds. Direct competitor to DHG's Dyna-Form, SystemRoMedic, and Nightingale product ranges across European care facilities.
• Joerns Healthcare: US-based medical equipment company specializing in pressure ulcer prevention mattresses (DPM), patient handling, and wound care. Comparable in therapeutic support surfaces and safe patient handling technologies.
• Etac: Nordic developer of mobility and patient handling equipment, including bathroom safety products, transfer aids, and specialist seating. Closely comparable to DHG's Linido and SystemRoMedic ranges for mobility-impaired individuals.
• Linet Group: European manufacturer of hospital beds and pressure care mattresses with strong presence in acute care. Direct peer in the hospital bed and pressure ulcer prevention categories where DHG competes.
• Mölnlycke Health Care: Swedish medical solutions company with leading pressure ulcer prevention portfolio (Mepilex, Lyofoam) and wound care offerings. Directly comparable in clinical pressure care and specialist wound therapy segments served by DHG.
• Talley Group: UK medical device company offering intermittent pneumatic compression (Kendall SCD) and negative pressure wound therapy — explicitly linked from DHG's product pages. Direct peer in advanced wound care and compression therapy.
• Handicare (now part of Savaria): Provider of stair lifts, patient transfer solutions, and accessibility products with European distribution. Comparable in safe moving and handling and accessibility equipment overlapping with SystemRoMedic.

Broad incumbents

• Stryker: Global medical device leader with hospital beds (InTouch, iBed), patient handling equipment, and pressure care surfaces. Broad incumbent competing across multiple DHG product categories in acute care settings.
• Getinge: Swedish broad-line medical technology company offering hospital beds, surgical equipment, and patient handling solutions. Competes with DHG across multiple European hospital and care facility contracts.
• Hillrom (now part of Baxter): Global medical technology company offering hospital beds (Centrella), patient handling (Liko lifts — overlapping with Ottobock acquisition target), and pressure care surfaces. Broad incumbent competing with DHG across the integrated mobility and pressure care continuum.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nightingale-care-beds-ltd

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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