Lift vest with webbing to reduce or eliminate vertical sliding

A lift vest including:

• a base garment including a front panel and a back panel connected to one another along a shoulder portion of the base garment and along each side of the base garment;
• hand holds connected to the base garment by which a caregiver may assist a wearer of the lift vest in moving from one position to another or in standing or walking;
• and
• a lifting structure, connected to an exterior surface of the front and back panels comprising:
• a chest belt;
• a waist belt;
• the chest and waist belt interconnected and crossing over one another along the back panel of the base garment;
• a pair of thigh belts, each thigh belt of the pair including an end connected to the waist belt;
• wherein a portion of the front panel extends between the chest and waist belts;
• and
• wherein another portion of the front panel extends between the waist belt and the pair of thigh belts.