Stairlift Help Please!

Dren_2

I have been following advice given in these forum for about 6 years now and this is my first post. Thanks to all of you for some great work :T

My wife is disabled and will now need a stairlift, I need some help with costs and reputable companies to try. I have heard some terrible stories of salesmen that stay for hours and hard sell (don't need that).

Please help! Any advice is much appreciated.

Thanks

keystone

This Link would be a good start.

Cheers

jog

Hi,

Have you thought about contacting your local Help the Aged or Age Concern? They may be able to recomend some local companies in your area, the other place I can think of to speak to would be your local disabled living center as they also may be able to offer local knowledge and advice for your area.

Jog

andrew-b

Are there any charities associated with your wife's disabilities? Often such charities will help you get funding for the equipment needed or at least point you in the right direction.

Also have a look at the Disability Living Foundation website http://www.dlf.org.uk/ .... had a brief look and http://www.dlf.org.uk/content/access-ramps-floors-doors-and-stairlifts looks like a good place to start.

Another worthwhile contact for you is DIAL (Disability Information and Advice Line) http://www.dialuk.info ...your local one may be able to advise you on local suppliers and grants. A very helpful volunteer organisation who are kindly helping me at the moment.

If your wife is wheelchair-bound or likely to become so, it might be worth considering a lift rather than a stairlift.

I have mobility problems myself and will one day become wheelchair bound. Currently live in a bungalow but if we buy a house in the future (something i'm considering as you get more for your money with a house!) i would go the wheelchair lift route (though they also come in non-wheelchair varieties).

Hope that helps

Dren_2

Thanks to the above posters. Some really useful info.
Gives me a place to start.

andrew-b

If you follow the 2nd DLF link i gave and then the first "stairlift" link at the top of the article it takes you to livingmadeeasy website ( see here)...note the bit about getting advice from an Occupational Therapist via Social Services at your local council which is another avenue for you to go down. Again they'll likely know of companies serving your local area.