Patient assistance device

A patient assistance device for assisting a caregiver in moving a patient from one position to another, comprising:

• a unitary garment member having an inner-facing surface and an outer-facing surface, said garment member including a front panel section, a middle panel section and a rear panel section, said front panel section having a layer of attachment fabric attached to its outer-facing surface, said middle panel section having a head opening formed therethrough;
• said rear panel section having two flap portions extending laterally on opposing sides of said rear panel section, each of said flap portions having a layer of attachment fabric attached to its inner-facing surface, wherein by pulling said flap portions forward and attaching to said front panel section, a cohesive vest garment surrounding the patient's torso is formed;
• a plurality of support straps fixably attached to said unitary garment member, said plurality including
• a first strap extending longitudinally from an edge of said rear panel section to an edge of said front panel section;
• a second strap that extending longitudinally from said edge of said rear panel section to said edge of said front panel section;
• said first and second straps configured on opposing sides of said head opening;
• a third and fourth strap configured in a crossbuck arrangement across said rear panel section and attached to said first and second straps;
• and
• a fifth strap attached laterally onto said front panel section, said fifth strap attached to said first and second straps.
• a sixth strap configured on a first of said flap portions and laterally spaced from said first strap;
• and
• a seventh strap configured on a second of said flap portions and laterally spaced from said second strap;
• a plurality of hand holds fixably attached to said unitary garment and said support straps including
• a first hand hold fixably attached to a portion of said first strap on said front panel section;
• a second hand hold fixably attached to a portion of said second strap on said front panel section;
• and
• a third hand hold positioned laterally between said first and second strap and having one end fixably attached to said first strap and a second end fixably attached to said second strap.