A head elevation apparatus configured to be positioned under a mattress, the apparatus comprising: a base panel including a front face and a back face each extending in a first direction and a pair of side faces extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction so that one of the front face and the back face defines an x-coordinate of the base panel and one of the side faces defines a y-coordinate of the base panel , and a top panel positioned on the base panel , the top panel comprising: a center panel hingedly coupled to the base panel along a center hinge that extends at a first oblique angle relative to the front face of the base panel , an upper flap hingedly coupled to the center panel along an upper hinge that extends at a second oblique angle relative to the front face , and a lower flap hingedly coupled to the center panel along a lower hinge that extends at a fourth oblique angle relative to the front face of the base panel , wherein the center panel is configured to move between a collapsed position and a raised position relative to the base panel , and wherein, when the center panel is moved to the raised position , the upper flap and the lower flap rotate relative to the center panel , wherein the upper flap includes at least one upper flap free side that moves away from the back face and toward the front face when the center panel moves to the raised position , wherein the lower flap includes at least one lower flap free side that moves away from the front face and toward the back face when the center panel moves to the raised position . a base panel including a front face and a back face each extending in a first direction and a pair of side faces extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction so that one of the front face and the back face defines an x-coordinate of the base panel and one of the side faces defines a y-coordinate of the base panel , and a top panel positioned on the base panel , the top panel comprising: a center panel hingedly coupled to the base panel along a center hinge that extends at a first oblique angle relative to the front face of the base panel , an upper flap hingedly coupled to the center panel along an upper hinge that extends at a second oblique angle relative to the front face , and a lower flap hingedly coupled to the center panel along a lower hinge that extends at a fourth oblique angle relative to the front face of the base panel , a center panel hingedly coupled to the base panel along a center hinge that extends at a first oblique angle relative to the front face of the base panel , an upper flap hingedly coupled to the center panel along an upper hinge that extends at a second oblique angle relative to the front face , and a lower flap hingedly coupled to the center panel along a lower hinge that extends at a fourth oblique angle relative to the front face of the base panel , wherein the center panel is configured to move between a collapsed position and a raised position relative to the base panel , and wherein, when the center panel is moved to the raised position , the upper flap and the lower flap rotate relative to the center panel , wherein the upper flap includes at least one upper flap free side that moves away from the back face and toward the front face when the center panel moves to the raised position , wherein the lower flap includes at least one lower flap free side that moves away from the front face and toward the back face when the center panel moves to the raised position . <EOS>