A sit to stand frame for assisting a person to move from a seated position on a side of a bed to a standing position, including left and right arm members separated by a transverse member coupled therebetween and an anchoring section coupled to the arm members for transferring a load of the person away from the arm members to an anchoring point, wherein upper sections of the left and right arm members are supported above an upper surface of a mattress of the bed for engagement with respective left and right arms of the person seated therebetween.
