Best Mattresses for Seniors With Arthritis

1. Leesa Legend - Best Budget Option

4.8 / 5

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What We Like Most:

• Leesa’s most sustainable and luxurious mattress
• Organic cotton and Merino wool cover naturally regulate temperature
• Microcoils that offer targeted hip and shoulder support
• Medium-firm support relieves pressure and reduces lower back pain

Overview

Cost for a queen: $849
Trial length: 100 nights
Warranty: 10 years

A haven for seniors struggling with joint pain, the Leesa Original is made from memory foam that contours to your body, relieving discomfort in your hips, shoulders, and other joints. Made with three supportive layers, this mattress impressed us with both its support and comfort. Our testers who were side sleepers said they noticed their spine naturally aligned better on the Leesa mattress than on their bed at home. Some of our testers were frustrated with how long it took for the Leesa Original’s off-gassing fumes to dissipate. One took a full 36 hours.

You can try and purchase a Leesa Original at one of the brand’s Dream Gallery locations in Virginia and New York, as well as at West Elm and Pottery Barn locations. If you’d rather purchase the Leesa Original online, you can do so via the Leesa website. All active, veteran, and retired military personnel receive 25 percent off their purchase. Once you order your mattress, it ships within three to five days, and no-contact delivery is free. You then have 100-nights to test out the bed to make sure it’s the right choice.

2. DreamCloud - Best Hybrid Mattress

4.7 / 5

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What We Like Most:

• Stay-put technology ensures minimal motion transfer
• Five supportive layers
• Designed with all types of sleepers in mind, including back, side, and stomach
• Lengthy trial period

Overview

Cost for a queen: $1,698
Trial length: 365 days
Warranty: Lifetime

The ultra-supportive DreamCloud delivers comfort of the highest quality. It caught our attention as an ideal mattress for individuals with arthritis because of its five layers of support, but as we spent time testing it, we learned there are far more reasons to recommend the mattress. First, we appreciated the fact that the DreamCloud mattress can support a wide range of sleep positions and preferences. Its lifetime warranty also made us feel confident about its quality.

Near the mattress’s base, 8.5-inch coils flex to properly support your heaviest parts and help to align your spine. This layer also prevents motion transfer, so you’re not disturbed by a sleepless or early-rising spouse. After all, the better your sleep, the less arthritic pain you’re likely to feel. Our team experienced the DreamCloud’s benefits firsthand and its ability to alleviate hip, shoulder, and other joint issues wowed our testers. One team member even purchased a DreamCloud mattress because it provided so much relief for his knee and hip problems.

Although the DreamCloud is listed at a retail price of $1,700 for a queen, this brand often offers discounts that put a dent in the cost of the mattress. It’s not uncommon to see the mattress listed for less than $1,000. You can find DreamCloud mattresses for testing and purchase at most mattress retailers, as well as online. Its one-year risk-free trial gives you a chance to get used to your mattress and decide if you’d like to keep it permanently. Mattresses purchased online or through a retail partner receive the same trial period.

3. The WinkBed - Lifetime Warranty

4.5 / 5

What We Like Most:

• Handmade to order in Wisconsin
• Cooling and heating temperature regulation while you sleep
• Four firmness options
• Three-step back-relief system

Overview

Cost for a queen: $1,799
Trial length: 120 nights
Warranty: lifetime

The hybrid Winkbed’s four firmness options and wealth of supportive features help it to reduce arthritis-related pain. It can also accommodate a range of body types. This handcrafted mattress sells at $1,799 for a queen, and while the price is not ideal for those on limited budgets, most Winkbed customers believe that the bed’s value surpasses that of its price tag.

Most of our testing team raved about sleeping on the Winkbed, especially about its reduction of muscle and joint pain. We found that the mattress is particularly effective at alleviating arthritis in your hips and lumbar symptoms related to osteoarthritis.

Winkbed buyers receive a mattress with a three-step back-relief system that effectively aligns the spine and minimizes joint and muscle tension. The mattress’s border is reinforced by an extra-thick layer of coils, guaranteeing that you can take your time getting up and moving around without the danger of the mattress’s edges collapsing or allowing you to fall off.

We only received one repeated complaint from our testers. They shared that the Winkbed did not provide motion isolation that was quite as effective as the other beds we tested. A couple noted that they’d been disturbed during the night by the motion transfer of their significant other’s tossing and turning.

You can order the Winkbed online or at one of the company’s nine physical stores around the country. Following your purchase, you’ll have a 120-night trial period to return the mattress for a full refund. Once your trial time has elapsed, you may still return the mattress for 50 percent of the current price.

4. Helix Midnight - Luxurious Comfort

4.6 / 5

What We Like Most:

• Specifically designed with side sleepers in mind
• Superior temperature control and airflow
• Terrific motion isolation
• Supported by up to 950 individually wrapped 8" steel coils

Overview

Cost for a queen: $1,199
Trial length: 100 nights
Warranty: 10 years

The most popular of Helix Sleep’s mattresses, the hybrid Helix Midnight, is ideal for seniors with arthritis. Its medium firmness and high-grade polyfoam layer help side and combination sleepers maintain spinal alignment, thus minimizing inflammation. Of course, it’s also quite effective at supporting back and stomach sleepers who prefer a slightly softer bed.

The Helix Midnight’s two perfectly balanced layers of memory foam and polyfoam — paired with zoned-lumbar coils — offer soft cushioning, contouring pressure relief, and long-lasting support.

Additionally, the Midnight’s outstanding motion isolation and silent coil system help you to sleep through the night. This holds true even if your spouse is an active sleeper, which will help you avoid aggravating your joints any further. You get a choice of two premium cooling covers, and the Midnight is designed to be highly breathable, so your mattress can help cool you down from those arthritis-related night sweats and hot flushes.

Priced competitively at $1,199 for a queen, teachers, veterans and first responders can also get a 15 percent discount. You can purchase a Helix Midnight via the company’s website, and it should ship within three to 10 business days. The company’s trial period of 100 nights is reasonable but short compared to its competitors’ more lengthy terms. If you decide to return your mattress, Helix’s policy stipulates that you wait 30 nights to allow the bed to break in.

5. Casper Original - Best for Lower Back Pain

4.8 / 5

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What We Like Most:

• Perforated, breathable foam provides well-balanced airflow
• Highly responsive foam excellent for side sleepers
• Zoned support: soft under shoulders, yet firm around hips and lumbar region
• Can help with back pain

Overview

Cost for a queen: $1,295
Trial length: 100 nights
Warranty: 10-year limited warranty

Casper pioneered the e-commerce bed-in-a-box trend with its 2014 launch, and its first mattress, the Casper Original, still remains one of our favorites. Constructed from premium foam and free from chemical odors, its twin mattress is ultra-lightweight — coming in at less than 50 pounds — and easier for seniors to move, if necessary.

The Casper Original is designed to provide a range of features to accommodate people who struggle with arthritis. For example, its three foam layers (premium breathable foam, memory foam, and durable support foam) each play different roles in providing: cooling rest, the right amount of pressure relief, zoned support, and exemplary motion isolation. According to our testers, these features effectively help relieve your high-pressure zones, such as your hips, shoulders, and torso. They also aid in spinal alignment.

One reviewer with arthritis shared his experience with the Casper Original:

“This is the best mattress I have used in my 63 years on this Earth. I have had rheumatoid arthritis since 1994. When my wife and I decided to get this mattress, I was a bit skeptical. I’m so glad we did. I have not slept better. I should have gotten this sooner.”

The Casper Original is the brand’s best-selling mattress and can be purchased online at Casper.com or through Amazon.