A
patient lift (
patient hoist,
jack hoist,
hydraulic lift) may be either a
sling lift (or
Hoyer Lift, a brand name) or
sit-to-stand lift. This is an assistive device that allows
patients in
hospitals and
nursing homes and those receiving
home health care to be transferred between a bed and a chair or other similar resting places, using
hydraulic power. Sling lifts are used for patients whose mobility is limited. They could be mobile (or floor) lifts or overhead lifts (suspended from ceiling-mounted or overhead tracks).