How to make hospital beds without mattress covers?

We don't have fitted mattress covers like other hospitals. We use sheets to cover the mattress. We tie the ends of1 side and put it over the mattress. Problem is, when I put it over the top part,there's not enough on the bottom to tie and the bottom part is not covered. What am I doing wrong
No mitered corners? For shame.

Quote from Asystole RNNo mitered corners? For shame.

We cannot put a fitted sheet on some of our beds...mainly the bariatric beds or some of the other speciality beds, like the low air loss ones or ones with lateral rotation. For those we just use a flat sheet.

"Hospital corners" or mitered corners are your friend.Even if the sheet doesn't wrap around the bottom, the fact that the top is mitered and all the rest is tightly tucked in, will keep the sheet in place.Actually, if truth be told, a flat sheet can actually make a nicer bed than those icky stretchy elasticized sheets (which I hate with a passion).

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Quote from Pepper The CatUse a flat sheet. Tuck in at the top with mitered corners. I remember years ago when we changed beds daily. The top sheet would be moved to the bottom, fresh top sheet.

Quote from blondy2061hYou don't still change beds daily?

Quote from blondy2061hYou don't still change beds daily?