I can't even tell you the difference these pads have made for me!!! I am the primary full time caregiver for my Mother(85) and Father(90). They are both disabled, my Mother physically and my Father has Alzheimer's. It's tough on a good day but when your washer goes out and you're having to change the bed once or twice a day and do laundry in the bathtub, it's a nightmare!!! I was only able to put pads under the sheets, until I found these. Anything small, laying on top of the sheets, he just pulls off. These are big enough and I tuck them in, so he seems to leave them alone!!! They are very absorbent and I haven't had to change the entire bed, since I started using them three days ago!!! It's so much easier on me, to pull and replace a bed pad, as opposed to changing the whole bed!!! I WILL BE BUYING MORE!!! Thank you for such a wonderful product!!! (Posted on 3/27/12)