The disadvantage I found was that the mattress does not touch wooden slats but touches iron bars that have a significant gap between them, resulting in the elderly person's hands sinking into the mattress when they sit on it and lean on their hands trying to move! A warning for those who are looking to buy a bed for the elderly, they should make sure that the height of the bed can be adjusted, and the legs of the elderly person should reach the floor when it is set to the lowest position so that they can be self-sufficient! I had to make plywood surfaces and fill the gaps of the bed so that the elderly person's hands would not sink when they try to get up, and I also had to remove the wheels from the top to adjust it to the desired height for the elderly person! As a bed, it is good, but it is suitable for someone taller than 1.65 meters and the gaps it has underneath the mattress as it comes from the dealership does not help an elderly person with back pain in any way! Other than that, it is a sturdy iron construction!