Stairlifts

I will give your post a bump as i have seen others post about these lifts before.
I hope you get some advice

Mum in law had one, a Stannah I think , she complained about it being a waste of money. She said it was so slow she'd wet herself before she reached the toilet. (I never asked, but I did wonder how heaving herself upstairs by pulling on the bannisters was any better .)
I think she secretly preferred the convenience of her commode but of course other people had to empty and clean the thing.
Sorry, that wasn't helpful was it

I have one. It is a Brooks: www.brooksstairlifts.co.uk/
Massively cheaper than Stannah.

I have had it for four years and it is fine. It is of course slow - much to the disappointment of the GC who were hoping for a fairground ride!

They had to make the section of rail at the bottom fold up in order not to foul up the doorway to the living room which is right next to the bottom of the stairs. I have 2 remotes, one up stairs and one down so I can call the stairlift - and the remote also folds up/lowers the section at the bottom at the same time - which of course makes the whole process a bit slower.

It is not an aesthetic joy - my GD said it looked like a toilet - thanks Rosie! - but they never are. I can in fact manage the stairs slowly, but have judged that it is better to use the stairlift and be safe and pain free, especially as I live alone - although I have not tried stairs anywhere since my heart attack and stent as I still get chest pain.

Mine cost £2,500 including fitting which seemed comparatively reasonable to me.

We had one installed a year or so ago for my husband's mum, it was from Acorn, all seems okay.

I have had a stairlift for 3 years now, from Handicare, who seemed to have an association with Age UK.
We have had a few engineer callouts due to a noisy mechanism
when the chair seat rotates at the top of the stairs. We took out an extended warranty, which runs until 2026, which included a yearly service. Due to the callouts, we do not appear to have received an annual service, although repairs have been done.
Their service is a bit tardy, but then they appear to cover a very large area.
All in all I have been pleased with my stairlift, and it cost in the region of £2000.00, IIRC.

A couple of months ago, my close family member was in a similar situation, struggling with the stairs due to mobility issues. We decided to get a stairlift and it’s been such a relief. We went with Adapt A Home—they did a free assessment and installed it the next day.
They currently have an offer for brand new stairlifts starting at just £1,395, including a year’s free warranty. If you’re considering one, I’d highly recommend them. Here’s their link: adaptahome.co.uk/stairlifts-for-sale/

My Mum had a stairlift installed. It was Acorn and she was thrilled with it and it enabled her to stay in her own home much longer.

There was a solid banister at the top of the stairs and she always draped her trousers or skirts over it. Honestly the times something slipped off and got stuck in the mechanism! The call out charges were hefty and I had to keep reminding her not to drape clothes there.

How would they work with wood panelled walls?

MILs track went along the side of the actual stairs it didn’t touch the wall.

I had one , it was a Stannah, it was so slow you could wet yourself before you reached the top of the stairs.
I'm glad we moved to a bungalow years ago . So I'm no help .

So should be sorry .

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MILs track went along the side of the actual stairs it didn’t touch the wall.

thanks.

I am using my second stairlift, which was reasonably priced to install because my stairs are straight. It cost me around £2K just over two years ago. It was installed by Handicare, which has bought up many small companies.

Mine is being serviced this week by a small local company, which will cost me £105. If I ever needed another, I would buy locally, the service is much better.

I think they are great, slow but great.

My dad had one put in his sheltered accommodation top flat, but had to have the door at the bottom of the stairs made to open outwards in case he ever fell behind the door.

Which brings me to my next story!

2 weeks ago my dad was going down the stairlift as usual like he has done for the last 4/5 yrs to get the paper from behind the door.

Reached the 3rd step and apparently(I wasn't there)

His dressing gown which is a long one, also he leaves the belt dangling doesn't fasten his belt, got caught in the mechanism and somehow my dad ended falling down the rest of the steps.

These are not carpeted steps they are the ones with metal edges to them.

End result, head injury, no broken bones, 18 days in Hospital(where he caught flu)

But yes used "properly" they help maintain independence, but not now for my dad.

Had mine fitted by Halton Stairlifts: straight stairs, about £2.5k all in. They came for a free survey, emailed the quote, then showed up next day to fit. Slow but solid, and the seat folds flat so it doesn’t block the hallway.

Social Services can be consulted and can do a assessment.

Old post, scam reported.

two instances;
my father had one put in via occupational therapy but this was quite a long time ago so doubt that they do it now. Anyway he loved it. It meant that he did not have to leave his home which he did not want to. He had a straight flight of stairs some people have said slow but it seemed to be ok for dad. He made me laugh, the cat was getting on so he used to send the cat up on the chair and use the remote to bring it back down to him after!
my fil needed one and they bought one off a neighbor who had passed when the house was emptied. the house was reverse to that house so an engineer came and adjusted it. no problems at all.

Check out your mobility shop for reconditioned one.

I know of a couple of people who have a proper lift in the corner of their room. Stiltz is the make I think. More expensive I guess, not sure whether they’re quicker

I have had a Stannah stairlift for about a year now. I absolutely love it. No problems at all.

If you are still thinking about this, w1u7 I suggest you go to a firm that sells several different brands.

My mother-in-law has done this and we discovered the pros and cons of each.

The company we used is a family business with at least 5 different makes on their books.