Highly dependent patients who cannot assist their caregiver in moving them often require a patient lift (a floor or ceiling-suspended sling lift) which though invented in 1955 and in common use since the early 1960s is still considered the state-of-the-art transfer device by OSHA and the American Nursing Association.
hˈaɪli dᵻpˈɛndənt pˈeɪʃənts hˌuː kænˈɑːt ɐsˈɪst ðɛɹ kˈɛɹɡɪvɚɹ ɪn mˈuːvɪŋ ðˌɛm ˈɔfən ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚɹ ɐ pˈeɪʃənt lˈɪft ɐ flˈoːɹ ɔːɹ sˈiːlɪŋsəspˈɛndᵻd slˈɪŋ lˈɪft wˌɪtʃ ðˌoʊ ɪnvˈɛntᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈaɪv ænd ɪn kˈɑːmən jˈuːs sˈɪns ðɪ ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti z ɪz stˈɪl kənsˈɪdɚd ðə stˈeɪɾʌvðɪˈɑːɹt tɹˈænsfɜː dɪvˈaɪs baɪ ˈoʊʃə ænd ðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən nˈɜːsɪŋ ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən.