A method for moving a disabled person from a sitting position on the edge of a bed to a lying position, includes the steps of inserting a cross bar of the appliance behind the upper legs while the person is sitting upright. Then the disabled person takes hold of the ends of the cross bar after which the cross bar is pushed up at a bow and the upper body is moved backwards at a bow while the person tilts on his or her bottom until his or her feet are at a higher level than the top of the mattress of the bed. Then the person is turned for about a quarter of a turn until his or her legs have come above the bed.
