Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a buoyant bed pad support for an invalid and has a rectangular top and bottom sheet of cotton muslin and polyethylene fabric enclosing a buoyant batting filler of a loosely hollow slick polyester garnetted into a batting. A rectangular line of quilt-like stitching is set in from the boundary of the perimeter of said top and bottom sheet. Transverse quilt-like stitching between the longitudinal runs of said rectangular line of stitching is also set in from the perimeter of the top and bottom stitching dividing the internal set in rectangular line of stitching into a plurality of channels containing air and buoyant batting filler wherein the transverse stitching stops short of the set in longitudinal stitching leaving an opening between adjacent transverse panels to permit passage of air between channels so that the bed pad is not so rigid as to not provide a resilient support for the invalid.