Nursing bed for bed-ridden people

In a nursing bed for predominantly bed-ridden people which has a basic frame, especially a movable basic frame, a bed frame which can be raised and lowered and carries the mattress and essentially comprises two longitudinal bars with transverse connections, and a frame that can be raised and lowered relative to the bed frame, the longitudinal bars each comprise a multiplicity of guide bars corresponding to each other in pairs. The first guide bars adjacent to the basic frame carry the mattress and the uppermost guide bars which are furthest removed from the basic frame assume the function of the frame to the extent that support straps can be moved with them. The other guide bars each have guides provided along these guide bars which are related in pairs to each other, so that for each pair of guide bars a functional unit serving for care or management of the person can be drawn up or pushed away, and that the first and uppermost guide bars are connected to a gear unit for lifting and lowering in such a way that the first and/or uppermost pair of guide bars are moved relative to one another on activation of the gear unit. This results in a hospital bed in which a large number of different care and management functions can be carried out depending on the comfort stage.