Abstract: The invention comprises a form fitting slipcover secured about a side rail of the type commonly found on hospital beds, and having the portion of the slipcover facing the person in the bed padded to protect that person from injurious contact with the side rail, and provides a bolster which is removably attached to the slipcover by means of an elongated sheet of material, preferably of the same material as the rest of the device, such that when the bolster is at rest on the bed, between its occupant and the edge of the bed, it tends to inhibit tossing and turning of the occupant toward the bed rail, and more importantly prevents the patient from inadvertently placing or causing their limbs to be wedged between the mattress frame and the metal support for the side rail, and includes a length of material interconnecting the bolster and slipcover which, in the usual case, is about ten (10) inches in length, and allows the side rail to be placed in the down position without hindrance, due to the face that the bols