PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an assisting device contributing to the improvement of comfort in use of a care receiver by determining an excessively rising state in which a support part rises exceeding a proper height corresponding to the body type of the care receiver.SOLUTION: An assisting device for assisting transfer motion of a care receiver includes: a base; a support part rising and falling to the base while supporting a part of the body of the care receiver; a drive part for driving the support part; a load detection part for detecting a load which the support part receives from the care receiver; a height detection part for detecting a height of the support part; and a determination part for determining on the basis of the detected load and the detected height, an excessively rising state in which a support part rises exceeding a proper height corresponding to the body type of the care receiver.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4COPYRIGHT: (C)2020,JPO&INPIT【課題】被介助者の体格に対応する適正高さを超えて支持部が上昇した上げ過ぎ状態を判定して、被介助者の使用快適性の向上に寄与する介助装置を提供する。【解決手段】被介助者の移乗動作を介助する介助装置であって、基台と、被介助者の身体の一部を支持しつつ、基台に対して昇降する支持部と、支持部を駆動する駆動部と、支持部が被介助者から受ける荷重を検出する荷重検出部と、支持部の高さを検出する高さ検出部と、検出された荷重および検出された高さに基づき、被介助者の体格に対応する適正高さを超えて支持部が上昇した上げ過ぎ状態を判定する判定部と、を備える。【選択図】図4