An assistance device configured to assist in transferring a care receiver, the assistance device comprising: an actuator (71, 72) configured to execute an assisting operation; a support section driven by the actuator (71, 72) and configured to support a part of the care receiver's body and put the care receiver from a sitting posture into an in-transit posture by raising and lowering the support section supporting a part of the upper body of the care receiver and swinging the support section forward and rearward; an input device configured to receive an instruction to execute the assisting operation from an operator; and a control section configured to control the actuator (71, 72) based on the instruction to execute the assisting operation received by the input device; wherein the control section enacts an operation-suspended state in which the actuator (71, 72) is stopped when an alarm trigger occurs; the control section is configured to cancel the operation-suspended state when the input device receives the instruction to execute the assisting operation in the operation-suspended state if the alarm trigger has been eliminated; and the control section is configured to maintain the operation-suspended state when the input device receives the instruction to execute the assisting operation in the operation-suspended state if the alarm trigger has not been eliminated, characterized in that: the control section controls the actuator (71, 72) based on a re-input instruction of the assisting operation when the input device receives the re-input instruction to execute the assisting operation after cancelling the operation-suspended state. an actuator (71, 72) configured to execute an assisting operation; a support section driven by the actuator (71, 72) and configured to support a part of the care receiver's body and put the care receiver from a sitting posture into an in-transit posture by raising and lowering the support section supporting a part of the upper body of the care receiver and swinging the support section forward and rearward; an input device configured to receive an instruction to execute the assisting operation from an operator; and a control section configured to control the actuator (71, 72) based on the instruction to execute the assisting operation received by the input device; wherein the control section enacts an operation-suspended state in which the actuator (71, 72) is stopped when an alarm trigger occurs; the control section is configured to cancel the operation-suspended state when the input device receives the instruction to execute the assisting operation in the operation-suspended state if the alarm trigger has been eliminated; and the control section is configured to maintain the operation-suspended state when the input device receives the instruction to execute the assisting operation in the operation-suspended state if the alarm trigger has not been eliminated, characterized in that: the control section controls the actuator (71, 72) based on a re-input instruction of the assisting operation when the input device receives the re-input instruction to execute the assisting operation after cancelling the operation-suspended state.