SHEETS FOR HOSPITAL BED

gampiano

Hello,

My DH is going into a hospital bed this weekend. It will be long enough to accomodate his height 6'2".

Do I use xtra long twin size fitted sheets?

Are there other options?

What about mattress padding?

Any tips would be welcome. He literally went from walking with assistance up and down our long driveway, to bed bound in one month.

Thanks,

Maureen

Joe C.

My wife got a hospital bed about 2 months ago and I purchase the XL twin sheets set, they fit the bed perfectly.

Jo C.

The hospital beds do take extra long sheets, they are easy to find. In fact, college dorm beds usually need extra long sheets, so one can always find them. I suggest getting several sets to change should there be an accident. There are also fitted mattress pads in extra long as well as bedspreads.

If you need to pad the bed for incontinence, then the incontinence pads need not be fitted so they can be changed with ease.

J.

annewilder

Maureen, my husband's hospital bed is coming this week. He is 6'3" and 225 lbs. I was told my the physical therapist who comes to our home to go get a new mattress for it from a mattress store. He didn't rec a tempurpedic pad because they can make it hard to turn over. I think I have a few XL sheets from my son's college days.....please keep in touch with me.....I'd like to have a friend I can ask questions of. Thanks, Anne

gampiano

Hi Anne,

Oh boy I'm not sure what to do. I was going to get a 2.5 inch thick mattress pad for my DH, he's 6,2" and is down to 170 , very thin and bony. But being able to turn him easily is important! Maybe i'll go for the thinner pad. At the moment he is in a twin bed, too short for him, and he's sore from a fall that he had on Friday. I use washable quilted pads with a rayon/nylon bottom as a draw sheet to turn him and they work well. The fabric does the work and flips the patient . Of course my husband hates the whole process, but i'm developing thick skin at this point!

The bed is supposed to be here by Tuesday. Ill keep you posted. I cant believe how quickly we got to this stage.

Take Care,

Maureen

harshedbuzz

@gampiano

You should ask the hospice provider about getting you an alternating pressure mattress to avoid skin breakdown and pressure sores.

The Best Mattresses for Pressure Relief and Bedsores (2023) (2023) - Sleep Advisor

HB