We needed a hospital bed, but we live above a garage and have a narrow staircase with17 steps. I have used the "rental" beds before, and was not happy with them.....plus did not think those could get up stairs. So I took a chance on this bed and I am very pleased. You would be too if you had seen the look of happiness on our "patient" when she saw and got on this bed....that she could adjust it the way she wanted is a huge plus. One person could assemble this bed, but two of us did it late at night. It probably took an hour by the time we were done. A big fault is the instruction book.....it is small, less that 1/2 size, with small print and tiny tiny sketches. We got on to U=tube and found a similar bed, but not the same, and some of the details differed and we wasted time. My plaintive note to this vendor/manufacturer is to post on a website a better set of installation instructions AND a list of parts. We wasted time puzzling over which part when were. Bummer. BUT, when done, we were proud and the bed works real well. Be sure to get the mattress with it, it is a good mattress and you do not a cheap thin flimsy substitute!