Disabled Stair Lifts

If you find yourself in something of a quandary regarding the stairs in your home, i.e. you are simply not able to negotiate them any longer then you will be looking for a solution to this problem.

Some people immediately make up their minds to move to one level housing, others may choose to enter a retirement home, or it might be that a person will choose to simply close off the upper level of their home.

In point of fact, this is where disabled stair lifts could provide the solution to your problem.
If you installed one of these in your home you would no longer need to move on to somewhere else.
You could continue to live there, where perhaps you have lived comfortably for years, for as long as you wanted.

Straight stairs mean that you can buy the most inexpensive and quickest to fit models, however, if your stairs have a curve in them, or a quarter landing with a 90 degree turn, the rails quite obviously need to be custom made.

As you would expect this is going to affect the cost of this installation. You might be looking at having to pay at least double the amount of a straight stair lift if you need a curved one. Of course, there are so many different manufacturers and different models on the market that quite naturally there are many different prices as well.

The whole point really is that when you consider the price of a stair lift you need to think of it as an alternative to perhaps moving house, the upset of losing the use of your upper level, or the totally exhorbitant costs of moving into a residential home. You would probably come to the conclusion that it would be money well spent.

Always be sure exactly what you need from the disabled stair lifts, be clear in your mind exactly what the disabled person’s needs are. You need to be certain that the model you choose is adequate for their needs and that it provides sufficient security for them when in use.

Usually the sit-and-ride type of lift is suitable, but not if a person has Arthritis in their knees for instance and they have trouble bending them. They simply wouldn’t be able to sit on the chair when travelling.

If the disabled person has little or no upper body strength then they are definitely going to need a model which features a bigger than normal seat and it will have a seat belt plus arms for extra security. All of this would be necessary so that the passenger didn’t slip off the seat whilst the lift was in motion – a very bad scenario.

There are stand-up models, these have a small platform where the passenger can stand and hold onto a safety rail whilst the lift is in motion. This is ideal for a person who is more comfortable standing than sitting. Then there is another slightly different version called a ‘perching’ model and this provides a small seat at buttock level where a person can simply ‘perch’ themselves and hold onto a guard rail whilst travelling.

Then of course there is the platform type which is suitable for a person who is wheelchair bound. They can simply propel their wheelchair onto the platform, make it secure, then set the lift in motion and simply wheel themselves off at their destination.

This type could also be very handy for someone who is on crutches either permanent or temporary.

Stair lifts can make such a vast difference in the day-to-day living of a disabled person. They can make it possible for that person to feel that they have control over their own lives, that they just don’t have to depend entirely on other people. Being self-sufficient is not something to take lightly.

Disabled Stair Lift