A heads up: the Alivio Align mattress is now in the range

There's a new mattress option worth knowing about if you're prescribing for clients on profiling beds, beds with sections that raise and fold at the head, knees, or foot to help with positioning.

The Alivio Align is a pocket spring mattress built to work with that movement, rather than fight against it. It's also worth a look on its own merits for clients who just need a better night's sleep.

Hinged for profiling beds, as you'd expect

As you'd expect for a mattress in this category, the Alivio Align is hinged to fold with a profiling bed frame at the head, knees, or foot, rather than bunching up at those points.

What's different about memory foam vs. this build

Classic memory foam holds its shape once a body sinks in. That's part of why some clients feel "stuck" and find it harder to reposition or sit up on their own.

The Alivio Align is a hybrid: 15 engineered layers sit over a pocket spring base. Because the springs move independently rather than compressing as one flat unit, the mattress responds as someone shifts, rather than holding them in place. That matters for clients working on independent transfers, and for anyone who just wants to move more freely in bed.

Four things the layered design is aiming for

The hybrid layers are engineered around four factors that affect comfort and skin integrity:

It comes in three firmness levels (Firm, Medium, and Plush) so the choice can be matched to the client rather than the other way around.

Built-in support at the edges

The Alivio Align mattress edge is reinforced with denser foam. In practice, that means less give when someone sits on the edge to transfer in or out of bed, so there's a steadier surface to push off from.

The Alivio Align mattress is available in the standard range of Australian bed sizes, so it should fit most existing frames without a special order, and it sits at a price point comparable to many standard memory foam mattresses.