We got Mrs A a device (a very strong handle) to helpher getin and out of bed, but it can only be on one side, otherwise her damaged legs get in the way.
What she misses on her OTHER side is something to grab hold of, other than a handful of sheet!
You can get breakfast trays that clamp to the bedframe and swivel in and out. I'm thinking maybe your wife could swivel the tray part way over while she's lying down and then grab on to it - would that work? Would need to be fairly stable though.
Allen, can you put what rowan has suggested, as near to the top of the bed as possible? We have people who have them both sides, but they tend to need help swinging their legs out, anyway.
Smaller one that might not get in the way
https://www.completecareshop.co.uk/beds-and-bedding/bed-grab-rails/folding-easy-fit-bed-rail
Like Many a recommends. The complete care shop is brilliant. If you phone them their advisers might be able to steer you in the right direction. If it's just something to grab them a bed ladder might work as well, normally for people who need help to sit up but could be used just for a bit of extra stability when getting out of bed.
i see - she needs to push down with both hands in order to stand up?is that the problem? In that case the ladder i linked to will be no good of course. Is she in a single?
what you need is something like you already have but that folds out of the way when she wants to get her legs in and out isn't it?
or perhaps s0mething like a traditional "cot side" that is short to put at the foot end of the bed, then when she is sitting on the edge, it can be pulled up so theres something to hold, but down when shes swinging her legs in and out?
Left hand pic show the way the thing works on our adjustable bed.
Right hand pic shows a model getting in/out of the bed.
Mrs A can scarcely swing her legs, certainly not bend them.
So the area at the FOOT of the bed has nothing for her to grab onto. The device helps a lot, as she has some strength in her arm/arms (although not much).