LiftVest

Cynthia and Joe Cohen
The Inventor (Cynthia)
and Owners of LiftVest USA

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LiftVest was invented by Dr. Cynthia Cohen. She wanted an easier, safer, and more comfortable way to assist her elderly mother into and out of her wheelchair. Read Cynthia’s Story. It has gone on to help thousands of semi-ambulatory people and their caregivers, including Pope John Paul II.

LiftVest is a family-owned business located in New York City. We are dedicated to promoting the human dignity and safety of all people with mobility limitations and alleviating the job of their caregivers. LiftVest won the Caregiver Friendly Award in 2005 and Most Innovative New Product at the 2006 Safe Patient Handling and Movement Conference.

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"Thank you for your LiftVest, which you invented for those confined to a wheelchair. The ingeniousness on your part to design this safe and comfortable LiftVest is a sign of your deep concern for those less fortunate than others."
~ Bishop Stanislaw Dziwisz, The Vatican

"...Back injuries and muscle strains are far too common for caregivers, nurses, and even family members assisting with transferring the elderly. The LiftVest is the absolute IDEAL transfer solution for semi-ambulatory residents needing assistance for assisted living communities, nursing homes, as well as the home health industry."
~ Allan Thomas, Senior Housing Insurance Consultant

"…This unique product is far superior to the gait belt and bridges the gap nicely for those who do not have access to mechanical lifts for semi-ambulatory residents and patients. Simply by utilizing this product, the Senior Housing and home health industries will be able to reduce transfer injuries, which will have long term effects on controlling workers compensation premiums for years to come."
~ Allan Thomas, Senior Housing Insurance Consultant

"I can honestly say that this one piece of equipment has added to the dignity, safety and freedom for all concerned."
~ Ms. L. H. Engle, Ft. Meyers, FL

"The LiftVest lets you pick up your patient from any angle. From the back, front or any direction. It makes your job so much easier."
~ Barbara S., Ability Resources, Tulsa, OK

"Thanks for the LiftVests. They have been particulary helpful with our thin residents who prefer to be transfered without gait belts because they hurt in the rib area. Thanks for developing these vests."
~ T. Trafford, Director Rehab Services, Maranatha Village

"Your product is just wonderful!"
~ Gigi Bernstein, Abramson Center for Jewish Life, North Wales, PA

"Your LiftVest has been a great help in the care of my mother. The strain on her and us has been reduced a lot with the vest. (Her) physical therapist was also very impressed with the vest. She said it really helped with her therapy and gave them more control of her movements. Thank you for your help."
~ Elisabeth G.

"My husband was diagnosed with ALS last year, and he is at the state now where he can no longer walk or get out of a chair or bed without assistance. Your LiftVest has become his 'lifesaver vest'. Not only for him but also for myself and the CNA's now helping. . . . Thank you for creating, producing and marketing the LiftVest."
~ Virgina L.

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