I recently asked about specialty mattresses and wheelchair was nice enough to do some extensive research to discover the original manufacturer of my previous mattress. They sadly wanted entirely too much without any guarantee whatsoever.
Anyway, I did quite a bit of searching and ended up purchasing a mattress pad for around $65. It did not appear to be the most durable item, but it came with a patch kit and it did work well for me for more than a month. I did not have to be turned at all and it was quite comfortable.
Me, being one that is never satisfied, decided to look into some other viable options in case this one failed and lucked out in finding a clearance on eBay. I was able to get a roughly $1400 mattress for $150. This item has not been available for a while, but I just did a check on eBay and found the same company I purchased mine through offering these mattresses for the same amount.
My mattress did come with the back slightly torn, but it did not affect the use of the mattress at all. I wrote to the company and they guaranteed the product and since the product was used I sterilize the mattress and mattress cover. Since I had received such invaluable advice from this site, I thought I would share this with everyone.
The following website is the page which shows mattress pads for roughly $70 plus:
The following website is the page which depicts the $150 mattress which is designed for stage I V decubitus ulcers:
The following website offers a multitude of mattresses, but it gives you an idea of how much the previous mattress actually does cost.
Hopefully someone can benefit from this.
Quadius (Billy)