In-Home Positioning & Transfer Assistance

Maryland, Washington DC, and Northern Virginia

Make Every Transfer Safer - Get Expert Help Today

Move safely at home: we bring professional in-home help to you or your loved one! At home assistance to reduce falls, protect skin, and ease caregiver strain, so bed-to-chair, toilet, and daily mobility feel safer and more predictable. 

When daily activities like standing, turning in bed, or moving from a chair to the toilet start to feel unsafe, life can feel overwhelming for both the patient and their loved ones. Many people facing mobility challenges, paralysis, or a high fall risk need more than family support—they need professional in-home transfer assistance. 

Our nurse-led In-Home Positioning & Transfer Assistance Program provides safe patient transfers - reducing falls, protecting skin, and easing strain on family caregivers. We help you so that life at home is safer, smoother, and more predictable. 

Who We Serve 

Most of our patients who use our in-home positioning & transfer assistance struggle with: 

• Mobility limits & self-care difficulty: trouble walking, standing, or getting in/out of beds or chairs. Mobility is the most common adult disability and is often a sign that hands-on help is needed. 
• High fall risk: history of falls, poor balance/strength, vision problems, dizziness, and home hazards. 25% of adults 65+ fall each year, and falls are the leading cause of injury in older adults. [1] 
• Taking medications that are linked to falls: sedatives, antidepressants, opioids, or orthostatic hypotension medication for blood pressure. [2] 
• Additional health conditions: [3] 
• Paralysis 
• Strokes 
• Parkinson’s 
• Dementia/Alzheimer’s 
• Arthritis 
• Hip fractures 
• Spinal Cord Injuries 
• Severe Diabetes or Neuropathy 
• Multiple Sclerosis (MS) 
• ALS 
• Limited family support or living alone: requiring caregivers regularly. 

In-Home Positioning & Transfer Assistance is common: About 1 in 7 adults has some form of physical disability, with many of them utilizing some form of in-home care or support consistently. [4] 

Signs It’s Time to Get Help (Checklist) 

If you or your loved one has experienced one or a combination of these signs & symptoms, contact us to see if our in-home lifting & transfer support can benefit: 

• Two or more falls in the last year, or one fall with an injury. 
• Near-falls or grabbing furniture when pivoting or standing. 
• Dizziness/lightheadedness on standing. 
• Taking more than 30-45 seconds to stand, often needing arms to push up. 
• Requiring two people (or unsafe “bear hugs”) for transfers. 
• New weakness, foot drag, shuffling/freezing gait. 
• Severe arthritis or post-surgical stiffness is limiting safe mobility. 
• Neuropathy or numbness in the feet, combined with poor lighting/vision. 
• Skin at risk (redness on heels/sacrum, sliding down in bed). 
• Medications causing drowsiness or instability. 
• Memory or safety issues with dementia (forgetting the walker or ignoring brakes). 
• Equipment mismatch: no gait belt, slide board, or lift & transfer support for heavier needs. 
• Caregiver strain: family can’t safely provide repositioning or toilet/commode transfer help. 
• Recent hospital discharge with reduced mobility or paralysis. 

How We Provide Care 

We provide both skilled nursing transfer support and home health aides for transfers & positioning, depending on your needs: 

In-Home Nursing: 

• Safety-first assessment: we perform a fall-risk screening (walking balance checks, home hazards), determine your level of transfer needs, look over your medical history, determine medical red flags, and check vision status so that we can create a personalized transfer plan. 
• Safe transfers: two-person assistance when needed, using gait belts, slide sheets/boards, and mechanical lifts per NIOSH/OSHA Safe Patient Handling guidance to protect clients and staff. [5] 
• Planned positioning & skin protection: to avoid pressure ulcers or rashes. [6] 
• Fall-prevention program: we lead our patients through strength/balance practice while recommending bathroom and stair safety upgrades, lighting, and clutter removal. [7] 
• Loved-one training: teach safe bed-to-chair/toilet transfers, when to call for help, and safe equipment use. [8] 
• Ongoing monitoring: track tolerance, near-misses/falls, skin checks, and escalate changes as needed. 

Personal Home Care (Home-Health Aides): 

• Bathing, Dressing, and Grooming 
• Companionship Care 
• Fall-Prevention 
• Light Housekeeping and Laundry 
• Meal Preparation & Feeding Assistance 
• Post-Rehab Exercises 
• Errands Services & Shopping Assistance 
• Transportation & Appointment Escort for follow-up procedures or medical check-ins 

Respite Care: 

• Short-term relief for family caregivers 
• Care provided in the home so loved ones can rest, travel, or attend to other responsibilities 
• Flexible scheduling to meet urgent or planned needs 

24/7 Care: 

• Around-the-clock home support for individuals with high or complex care needs 
• Overnight monitoring to ensure safety, comfort, and prompt response to needs 
• Continuous personal care, companion care, and nursing oversight as required 

What Areas We Serve 

We provide mobility & transfer assistance in Montgomery County, MD, Prince George’s County, MD, Howard County, MD, Frederick County, MD, Washington, DC, Fairfax, VA, and Arlington, VA.

Here are the estimated number of residents in these areas who are most likely to need our help and support: