Frequently Asked Questions On Manual Lifts

Manual lifts are designed with smaller wheels to be used on smooth surfaces. It is recommended to use it indoor.

Some Manual lifts can be disassembled to three pieces and can fit in a regular trunk. Lightweight materials make them easy to push and put it away.

Sit-to-stand lifts are used to transfer patients/residents between two seated positions (e.g., seated on the edge of the bed to a wheelchair, or wheelchair to commode or shower chair). A sit-to-stand device is designed to support only the upper body of the resident and therefore requires the resident to be able to bear some weight. A sit-to-stand device is designed to replace the manual stand-and-pivot transfer that is performed frequently by caregivers when transferring a weight-bearing resident/patient from a seated posture to a standing posture or different seated surface.

A sit-to-stand lift is recommended be used with only those residents/patients who can bear some body weight. Depending on how much weight bearing capacity the resident has, the sit-to-stand device can raise the resident just high enough for short distance transfers for instance bed to wheelchair or to bedside commode, or to a fully standing posture for longer distance transfers.