Choosing
Stairlifts or Wheelchair Lifts
Buying
stairlifts Chair lifts for the disabled might not always be
the correct solution to solve your access needs. If a child
has a disability and its known that the disability will will
get worse as they age, then a far better longer term solution
would be a wheelchair through floor lift
Wheelchair
access solutions
This
option is a lot more expensive and requires extensive work to
install the wheelchair / Through Floor Lift, but will pay huge
dividends as the person grows older.
No matter how severe their handicap and weight issues the through
floor lift will ensure safe transport between floors and the
advantage of staying in their family
home that they have grown to love
Types
of Wheelchair Through Floor Lifts
There
are many UK manufacturers suppliers of through floor lifts and
depending on the through floor lift manufacturer you choose
your lift could be Traction driven! Ropes or chains or Hydraulic!
Oil filled ram
Both do the job equally
well and lift ride and noise is about the same for both types
of unit. A wheelchair lift really does offer the user a more
independent quality of life and depending on the persons disability
they could have the freedom of the whole house without needing
assistance or supervision
Wheelchair
Through Floor Lift Manufacturers
Two
of the biggest UK manufacturers for wheelchair lifts are! Wessex
and Terry lifts. Please note the above is not a recommendation
or endorsement of the companies. Both offer nationwide installation
and service cover
Think
Long Term Access Solutions
If
you feel a stairlift would work as a temporary solution to your
access problems
fine & dandy? If on the other hand you can see potential
problems later on in life
then it might be wise to think long term! Bite the bullet now
to save time money
and inconvenience many years later on in life
