I'm confused about the having to step up or down to get on the chair statements. I installed these in high school and the chair rotates to dump you out on the level. It's a pretty slick operation for those who need it.
I'm confused about the having to step up or down to get on the chair statements. I installed these in high school and the chair rotates to dump you out on the level. It's a pretty slick operation for those who need it.
chandler said:I'm confused about the having to step up or down to get on the chair statements. I installed these in high school and the chair rotates to dump you out on the level. It's a pretty slick operation for those who need it.
My MIL needs help either sitting in a chair or standing up from a chair, whether it is a dining chair, arm chair, or chair lift.
Of course she's really NOT the right use case for this, she should be in an independent living facility... but that is a different discussion altogether.
edit: also, I don't think hers has that turning feature. They probably cheaped out on the thing though.
Figure I should chime in since I started all this.
Finally convinced them that to stay in the house they need stuff done; then I removed myself from the picture. Found a local company that specializes in home-mobility for seniors and put them in touch. The ILs are much better at listening to these people than they are to myself or my wife.
They are getting two chair-lifts. One for going upstairs to the bedrooms and one to go into the basement.
My late MIL had one and got excellent use out of it.
However, I should mention that all stairwells are not created equal: her application was from the main/only floor of a bungalow down into the finished basement. I assume the basement stairs met code when the house was built (in the 60s, I think), but they weren't great, and getting around the lift after it was installed required some agility. My strapping 6'2" son was heard to say, "These damn stairs were too narrow BEFORE!"
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