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Choosing a comfortable chair

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Magsgran Wed 01-Jul-26 14:05:27

My husband has dementia and I have noticed recently that he is sleeping more and looks uncomfortable on our sofa. I think a wing backed chair would be good so his head has somewhere to rest but they all look straight backed and uncomfortable. I am unsure about recliners because he would try to get out of it and not remember about pressing the button to get it upright. Any suggestions for a suitable chair.

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Sago Wed 01-Jul-26 15:24:00

Look at Stressless, not the copies but the real thing.

Go to a good stockist and they will talk you through the right chair, they come in different sizes.

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Primrose53 Wed 01-Jul-26 15:33:49

From experience, don’t buy a Rise and Recline Chair. We bought my late Mum one and although we tested it in the shop and the assistant was happy she knew how to operate it, within weeks she could not remember. She had Alzheimer's but not too bad.

Several times she couldn’t work it out and ended up trying to climb out of it while the leg section was about 3ft in the air! Very dangerous. We had to disconnect the power supply and when she went into a care home she took it and they said they no longer use them unless power is disconnected because they are not safe for people with dementia.

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