Shopping for a Disabled Stair Lift   

When you or someone you love becomes disabled and you have a two story home, moving from floor to floor can become a logistical nightmare.  One of the best purchased that you can make is a disabled stair lift. This is a device that will allow you to move, or move someone that you love, from one floor of the home to another.  This is a great option for someone in a wheelchair or someone who just has limited endurance and abilities in terms of walking and balancing.  A disabled stair lift can be installed in any home; you just need to be sure you buy the right unit.  Knowing what to look for will allow you to find a safe and reliable stair lift for your home. 

When you begin shopping you may not know what you are looking for.  Safety and ease of operation should always be the most important features for you to consider.  When you look at these features you will quickly be able to weed out a lot of the options and focus on those that are worth your time and money. 

A battery powered disabled stair lift should be purchased home.  This sounds wasteful to most people, but in the event of a power outage you want to be able to continue to use the chair lift, otherwise you could be trapped on one floor or another when you need to be able to move about freely.  Having a battered powered unit will also make the unit more safely as there are less cables that can become tangled or wear out and need to be replaced in the future. 

Additionally, you want to look at chair lifts for stairs that are installed on the stairs not the wall.  Over time when the wall units are used, they can begin to come away from the wall.  In addition, if your wall curves at all or settles over time this can cause dangerous hazards for the individual.  Instead of trying to accommodate the wall, you can install the tracks on the stairs so the lift really is customized for your home so there will be less of a chance of the tracks coming lose and causing mechanical or safety issues. 

Look for additional safety features that will ensure a safe ride from floor to floor each and every time. Even though you are only going from one floor to another, if you fell or something happened it could be disastrous, even fatal.  You definitely want a seatbelt which will hold you in while you ride from one floor to another.  In addition, you want safety sensors, and if possible a wireless remote that will allow you to stop and start in between floors if you need to adjust seating positions or reverse the process.