Understanding Mobility Stair Lifts

If you are elderly or have mobility issues you might greatly benefit from installing a stair lift. There are lots of reasons why: to regain your independence, make your home safer or simply to improve the quality of your life. There may be a couple of reasons why you’re a little hesitant about mobility stair lifts, for instance perhaps you’re worried about stairlift prices or you have unanswered questions.

First about stairlift prices. It’s certainly true that stairlifts cost money, however perhaps not as much money as you might think. There are couple of ways to reduce the price you pay for your stair lift, such as buying used or reconditioned models.

You might have other questions too:

You might worry about the damage a stair lift installation might do to your home, specifically to the walls. Actually, stair lifts are usually fitted to the steps and run on a rail, thereby sparing your walls any damage.

What if there’s a power cut? Stair lifts run on a battery so they’ll still be operational, regardless of whether there is mains power or not.

Will a stair lift be able to bear your weight? All stair lifts will be able to bear weights of around 20 stone. There are options that are able to bear much more weight than this, such as 30 stone.

If you’re up the stairs and the stair lift is down the stairs what then? This is easy; you can recall the stair lift using a remote control.