If you aren't strong, and don't have good balance, you will need someone to help you move the chair and ensure that the feet are placed in properly. When I fall, I can move along the floor but can't transfer from my hip onto my knees to get up! I have MS and live alone - I thought this would be the perfect thing to help when I have a fall or use to allow me to lower myself to sit and get into lower cupboards to access things or clean them out. I love the concept and hope that the developers will consider something more multipurpose that would assist seniors living alone.