Abstract: A multipurpose sickbed including a body turning-over mechanism, which includes a sheet-like bearing element upon which the sick person lies, and two revolving shafts connected to the sheet-like bearing element at two opposite sides and alternatively controlled to take up the sheet-like bearing element in turning over the body of the sick person, a sit-up mechanism controlled to turn a head plate and a back plate in helping the sick person to sit up, and a massaging mechanism controlled to reciprocate a transverse rod under the sheet-like bearing element in massaging the back of the sick person.