Thank you....I will go through that.
Stair lifts. Good/bad experiences you know of.
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Thank you....I will go through that.
vickster
Legendary Member
You may also be entitled to Attendance Allowance, Age UK can advise and help with the paperwork (they did my parents)
https://www.gov.uk/attendance-allowance
https://www.gov.uk/attendance-allowance
My dad has a Stannah 600 stairlift installed Approx 2 years ago. It came with a warranty and we also bought a service pack/24 hour call out from the installers.
It has been faultless and whilst he was able to use it, it made a real difference. Sadly, he has deteriorated relatively quickly and is now end stage dementia and virtually bed-ridden so we have changed downstairs to have a hospital bed etc. and he no longer goes upstairs.
To ease the financial burden you can buy refurbished ones and i would go with a reputable local supplier/installer that will provide warranty and service/call out.
- Location
- Essex
When we were looking to move my wife said she has always liked bungalows and the other reason was that as a sister in the NHS she had seen people coming into the hospital with quite serious injuries from falling/tripping down the stairs.
I know people can't afford or don't want to move from a house but it's a possible solution.
I know people can't afford or don't want to move from a house but it's a possible solution.
vickster
Legendary Member
Indeed...actually my parents are in the process of trying to move from a bungalow to a flat (ground floor) in a brand new retirement block with on site staff during 'office' hours, security cams, call bells etc and importantly just other people around all the time (although some will be as elderly and doddery!)
That is the kind of place the auntie is in and she has had 20+ years there.
Sounds like a good plan with multi team input all in one place.That should speed things up a bit and end up with help that's a bit joined up.
Lucky your area still has placers like this.
Electric_Andy
Heavy Metal Fan
- Location
- Plymouth
Both my grans had them, both second hand and fitted by my dad. No problems with either of them but one was a pain to fit due to 16th century staircase being massive and non-standard sizes. They have both outlasted my grandmothers which is all I can say really
She has no idea how long it will take as places are very limited but at least things are moving.
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It took two years to get our wheelchair ramp installed.
biggs682
Touch it up and ride it
- Location
- Northamptonshire
We had a stairlift fitted to help Swmbo mobility as getting up the stairs at the end of the day was very hard for her more often.
It doesn't get used every day but it's there for when needed
It doesn't get used every day but it's there for when needed
DRM
Guru
- Location
- West Yorks
Also if you get one, don't get conned into having to pay for a LOLER (Lifting operations and lifting equipment regulations) examination, as part of a service contract, it won't need one as it's not in use for a business, but I believe a service job sheet should have a check sheet that says something like " This equipment has been inspected to LOLER but is not a record of thorough examination" to give you, the end user peace of mind it's not a death trap.
