Abstract: In combination with a bed, a lifting frame inserted between the box-spring and the head section of the mattress for raising the head section to various angular positions relative to the remaining part of the mattress. Two lifting levers are pivotally connected to the lateral elements of the bed frame. On one side of the pivotal points, lifting levers are connected to the lifting frame. The opposite side is pulled down by way of a cable wound around a electrically powered shaft located under the bed frame and extending across the width of the bed. A barrier secured to the box-spring prevent the foot end of the mattress from slipping off the end of the bed when the head section is raised.