SOP – Housekeeping – 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 Centre 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 centre 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”.