I did not use fitted sheets because a flat sheet could be straightened out easier than a fitted one. Wrinkles and extra material can cause irritation and redness and that can lead to pressure sores or abrasions. As little clothing as possible in bed. A flat sheet that can also be used as a draw sheet is good. There are flat plastic "sheets" you can put under a sheet that make moving someone easier. (I used a "Z slider" ) If the person is on Hospice the CNA or Nurse can show you the best way to make up a bed that will reduce the possibility of pressure sores, wrinkles and abrasions. The easiest way to move a person is to roll them or slide them using a sheet do not pull on the person. Let gravity help you. To get a person back to the head of the bed raise the foot of the bed as high as possible, lower the head of the bed and it is easier to move the person back to the head of the bed. To get them to the foot of the bed is the opposite. To get a person to roll to the right, stand to the right side of the bed, have them reach over and grab the left side of the bed (easier if there is a bed rail) then gather the draw sheet and at the shoulder and hip gently roll them to the right. Do the opposite for the left. This way you can change them or change the bedding. Slipping the bedding under the old sheet then moving to the other side of the bed and repeating the process. Sounds more complicated than it is and once you do it a few times it does get easier. As you finish smooth out the sheet as much as possible.
If the person spends any time in a wheelchair I cut out the back of my Husbands pants from about 2 inches from each side and removed the seat. This way I could put the pants on, tuck the waist around and it looked like he was wearing pants but there was no extra material that he was sitting on. I also cut the back of his shirts, slipped the shirt over his head, got his arms through the sleeves and just tucked the cut part next to him. Again, no extra material at his back. And I could change either pants or shirt without getting him out of the chair.
by the way getting a good mattress can go a long way in helping to prevent pressure sores. There are alternating pressure mattresses, there are ones that have "tubes" that inflate and deflate keeping movement at all times. "lateral rotation mattress" We had both types of mattresses and I have to say my Husband never had a pressure sore related to the bed. (he did get a dime sized blister on his heel that we took care of and it was healed in a week. )
Wrinkles and extra material can cause irritation and redness and that can lead to pressure sores or abrasions.
As little clothing as possible in bed.
A flat sheet that can also be used as a draw sheet is good.
There are flat plastic "sheets" you can put under a sheet that make moving someone easier. (I used a "Z slider" )
If the person is on Hospice the CNA or Nurse can show you the best way to make up a bed that will reduce the possibility of pressure sores, wrinkles and abrasions.
The easiest way to move a person is to roll them or slide them using a sheet do not pull on the person.
Let gravity help you. To get a person back to the head of the bed raise the foot of the bed as high as possible, lower the head of the bed and it is easier to move the person back to the head of the bed. To get them to the foot of the bed is the opposite.
To get a person to roll to the right, stand to the right side of the bed, have them reach over and grab the left side of the bed (easier if there is a bed rail) then gather the draw sheet and at the shoulder and hip gently roll them to the right. Do the opposite for the left. This way you can change them or change the bedding. Slipping the bedding under the old sheet then moving to the other side of the bed and repeating the process. Sounds more complicated than it is and once you do it a few times it does get easier.
As you finish smooth out the sheet as much as possible.
If the person spends any time in a wheelchair I cut out the back of my Husbands pants from about 2 inches from each side and removed the seat. This way I could put the pants on, tuck the waist around and it looked like he was wearing pants but there was no extra material that he was sitting on. I also cut the back of his shirts, slipped the shirt over his head, got his arms through the sleeves and just tucked the cut part next to him. Again, no extra material at his back. And I could change either pants or shirt without getting him out of the chair.
by the way getting a good mattress can go a long way in helping to prevent pressure sores. There are alternating pressure mattresses, there are ones that have "tubes" that inflate and deflate keeping movement at all times. "lateral rotation mattress" We had both types of mattresses and I have to say my Husband never had a pressure sore related to the bed. (he did get a dime sized blister on his heel that we took care of and it was healed in a week. )