Abstract: Method and device for raising or moving a person from a seated position to a standing position, or vice versa. With this arrangement use is made of a movable frame to which an articulated construction is fixed, which construction consists of a lifting arm which is hingeably connected to the frame via an auxiliary arm. By independently controlling the movement of the lifting arm and the auxiliary arm, it is possible to execute a movement which is adapted to the circumstances of the person who has to be moved, which raising movement can differ from that required when lowering again.