An apparatus for turning a patient including a first base (49) having a first cushioning means (50) for supporting a patient and a second base (51) having a second cushioning means (52) for supporting a patient. A means to sandwich the patient between the first and second cushioning means is provided to effect a rotation of the sandwiched patient such that support of a patient is transferred from one of the cushioning means to the other cushioning means. In another form the invention resides in a method of turning a patient by supporting the patient upon a first cushioning means, sandwiching the patient between the first cushioning means (50) and a second cushioning means (52). Upon sandwiching the patient the cushioning means are rotated so that the support of the patient is transferred from the first cushioning means to the second cushioning means. The first cushioning means is then removed so that the patient is no longer sandwiched between both cushioning means.
