A door assistant apparatus for retaining an opened door in a desired position, comprising a wedge-shaped portion, a foot pad portion and a vertically extending handle portion. The handle portion includes a grasping portion rotatably mounted to a vertical element of the handle portion. The grasping portion is operable between a first position substantially aligned with the wedge-shaped portion and the foot pad portion, and a second position wherein the grasping portion is substantially aligned with a surface of a door to which the door assistant has been applied.