System and method for moving, turning, and positioning a patient

An apparatus for turning a patient comprising:

• a sheet having a top surface and a bottom surface, the sheet further comprising a first portion and a second portion;
• wherein each portion is defined by a plurality of peripheral edges including two end edges, a side edge, and a connection edge, opposite the side edge, at which the first and second sheet portions are removably connected together;
• a first handle coupled to the sheet proximate a first side edge of the first portion of the sheet;
• and
• a second handle coupled to the sheet proximate a second side edge of the second portion of the sheet,
• wherein the first portion of the sheet including the first side edge is configured to be placed underneath the patient and the second portion of the sheet including the second side edge is configured to be wrapped on top of the patient,
• wherein the first handle and the second handle are longitudinally offset such that when the first handle and the second handle are pulled across one another, the first side edge is positioned beneath the second handle and the second side edge is positioned beneath the first handle, and
• wherein the sheet is configured such that pulling the first handle across the second handle and across the top of the patient moves the first side edge toward the top of the patient and rolls the patient onto the second portion.