The usual placement in everyday care is in the buttocks area as the top layer on the sheet/bed sheet. The white cotton side must face up, the blue side down.
You can also place the bed pad under the sheet – this way you avoid that the bed pad loses its position. In this case, please note that the moisture alarm may be delayed.
There are three conceivable scenarios in everyday care:
1) Focus on moisture and bed escape
With the usual placement you have a safe overview of the two functions moisture/incontinence and bed escape.
2) Focus on bed escape
If you have a person in need of care who is frequently out of bed but is not incontinent, the optimal position for the bed pad is in the back area under the top sheet. In this way you avoid that the bed pad slips due to frequent getting up/going to bed.
3) Focus on moisture
Place the bed pad in the buttocks area as the top layer, i.e. on the bed sheet. This is the optimal position if you are caring for a person in need of care who does not leave the bed so often.