The hill-rom technician found the brake/steer casters would not lock into brake position.Brakes were not holding.Per the hill-rom service manual, perform annual preventive maintenance procedures to make sure all versacare® bed components are functioning as originally designed.Brake casters should be checked for cuts, wear and quality of tread, etc.And replaced when necessary.Examine the brakes to see whether the bed moves when the brake are set.Replace as necessary.A search of the hill-rom maintenance records showed hill-rom performed preventative maintenance on this bed in 2015.It is unknown if the facility performed any other preventative maintenance on this bed.The technician replaced the casters to resolve the issue.Based on this information, no further action is required.
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