A Mattress for Ready Changing of Bed Linen

A mattress includes a number of elongated members, webs or straps that span an underside of the mattress and terminate with graspable handle portions. The straps are attached to the underside of the mattress by a hook and loop fastening system. A mattress prop may be used in conjunction with the straps for spacing the mattress form a support surface such as a bed base. In a first version the prop has a mattress attachment member and a base abutment member movable relative to the mattress member from a collapsed configuration to an erected configuration. A spacer member is disposed between the mattress attachment member and the base abutment member for selectively retaining the base abutment member in the erected configuration relative to the mattress attachment member.