Transfer pad with moisture control

A transfer pad for use in transferring a person reclining with at least the person's torso and upper thighs on a bed with bed linens, comprising:

• a top sheet formed from a fluid permeable material;
• a bottom sheet having a bottom surface formed of a material having a coefficient of friction adapted to slide on the bed linens with the person on the transfer pad, wherein the top sheet and the bottom sheet are substantially identically sized to receive the torso and upper thighs of the person, and wherein the top sheet and bottom sheet are connected at a fluid leak-proof seam around a first perimeter of the top and bottom sheets;
• an absorbent core disposed within the first perimeter between the top sheet and the bottom sheet, the absorbent core including in sequence;
• a first tissue sheet;
• a fluid absorbent sheet formed of a cellulosic pulp and a super-absorbent polymer (SAP);
• and
• a second tissue sheet;
• handles defined along at least one side of the top and bottom sheets, the handles configured to be gripped by a person to move the transfer pad, wherein the top and bottom sheet define a second perimeter outside said first perimeter, and said handles are defined in said top and bottom sheets between said first perimeter and said second perimeter;
• and
• a strip affixed along the at least one side of the top and bottom sheets, said strip including said handles, wherein said strip is folded at the at least one side of the top and bottom sheets to include a top portion overlapping the top sheet and a bottom portion overlapping the bottom sheet, and said handles are defined continuously through the top portion of the strip, the top sheet, the bottom sheet and the bottom portion of the strip.