Bed Making

Preparing for Bed Making:

• Remove soiled bed linen from the bed.
• Look at the mattress pad / mattress protector to see if it is stained, torn or damaged. If it is not straighten it and make sure the mattress and box spring are even.
• Always adjust the mattress with your leg and not with your back to avoid any injuries.
• If the mattress pad is stained then remove it.
• Get a clean mattress pad and place it on the mattress:
• Lay the fresh pad on the bed.
• Unfold the pad right-side up and spread it evenly over the center of the bed.
• Smooth out any wrinkles.
• Mattress pads / mattress protector comes in different size, be sure to use the correct size.
• Make sure you have the correct size sheets.
• Do not use a stained or torn sheet. Place them immediately in your solid linen bag.
• Take three fresh sheets and 04 pillow cover / slips as per the bed size.

Making the bed:

• Pull the bed a little away from the headboard.
• Spread the 1st bed sheet and tuck the bottom side of the bed except for the four corners.
• Take the loose end of the sheet, about a foot from the corner at the head of the bed and pull it straight out, foaming a flap. Pull up the flap so it is flat.
• Tuck in the free part of the corner.
• Pull the flap out toward you and down over the side of the bed. Tuck the flap in.
• Move to the corner at the foot of the bed on the same side of the bed and repeat the procedure.
• Spread the second sheet the wrong side up, from the edge of mattress.
• Put Quilt 6” lower than the 2nd sheet.
• Spread the third sheet over the quilt.
• Fold the second sheet above the quilt and the third sheet and make a fold approximately 6” to 8”.
• Tightly tuck the sheets under the mattress.
• Go towards the foot of the bed and tightly tuck the second sheet, quilt and third sheet together.
• Maitre the corners.
• Inset the pillows into the new pillowcase and tuck in the loose ends.
• Repeat this process for the other pillows.
• Place the pillow on the bed with the tucked edges facing the center and the tucked flaps on the other side of the pillows.
• Position the bedspread on the bed with equal amounts hanging over both sides and the foot of the bed.
• Report to the supervisor if you notice stains or tears in the bedspread.
• Smooth the bedspread over the pillows to the head of the bed.
• Tuck the remaining of the bedspread under the front edge of the pillows.
• Smooth the surface of the bed.
• Check the bedspread for evenness on both sides.
• Push back bed towards the side of headboard in the exact position.
• All the four corners of the bed is mitered properly. Bed linen is stain free and properly pressed. Bed has to be firm.
• Distance of the pillow from Headboard to the fold of the bed is approximately 20”.