Methods and disinfecting covers for use in disinfecting resilient medical patient pressure redistribution supports

A method for disinfecting a weight bearing surface of a resilient medical patient pressure redistribution support, the resilient medical patient pressure redistribution support further comprising a lower surface, and a peripherally-extending side disposed between the weight bearing upper surface and the lower surface, the method comprising:

• providing a disinfecting single uniform barrier polymer membrane comprising:
• a first main surface, an opposite second main surface, and a peripherally-extending and surrounding edge disposed between said first main surface and said opposite second main surface, said first main surface and said opposite second main surface of said disinfecting membrane operably sized and configured so that said first main surface is disposable over the weight bearing surface;
• said disinfecting membrane comprising an anti-microbial disinfectant;
• said disinfecting membrane being non-fibrous and impervious to the transfer of fluid from said first main surface to said second main surface;
• and
• wherein said disinfecting membrane comprises said anti-microbial disinfectant operable for greater than 99% of contact inhibition;
• disposing the first main surface of the disinfecting member over the exposed weight bearing surface of the resilient medical patient pressure redistribution;
• providing a support covering;
• and
• disposing a support covering over the exposed second main surface of the releasably secured disinfecting member on the resilient medical patient pressure redistribution support.