PURPOSE: To offer a wheelchair for nursing equipped with a sliding mechanism in the bed section, which facilitates the moving of a patient from the wheelchair to a bed, etc., or vice versa. This wheelchair is also equipped with an up and down movement mechanism in the area where most of the patient's weight is placed, and the best level of the position can be adjusted smoothly.

CONSTITUTION: By placing seat board 1a above a seat frame 1 which forms the main frame of a seat area of the wheelchair for nursing, and installing a mover/stopper 1f consisting of a roller, etc., at one end of the back side of a seat board 1a, a seat body 1d, which freely slides on the seat frame 1 is constituted. Also, a backrest 2d which slides freely and is equipped with a mover/stopper 2f consisting of a roller, etc., at one end of the back side of a bottom board 2a, as well as a legrest 3 which swings along with the movement of a backrest frame 2 when reclining, are installed. Above-mentioned seat body 1d, a backrest 2d, a legrest 3 and a headrest 4 constitute the bed section 5, which freely slides by the sliding mechanism 9 as well as moves vertically by the up and down movement mechanism 10.