| When looking for a new home, you don't want to be | | | | size for the user; a chair lift that will seat a senior will |
| limited in your choices. Instead of ruling out homes with | | | | be too large for a child. Always keep safety as the |
| stairs that limit your mobility through your home, make | | | | top priority, and make sure the stair lift has either a |
| the home fit your needs. With services available to | | | | seat belt and/or guard rails. |
| install either a stair lift, you can purchase a home with | | | | As mentioned before, a wheelchair lift is much safer |
| stairs and maintain your mobility, comfort, and peace of | | | | and ideal for those who are invalid or in a wheelchair. |
| mind. When choosing to install a stair lift or wheelchair | | | | When not in use, a wheelchair lift can rest on the |
| lift, first consider the characteristics and safety of | | | | ground level in an area that will maximize the living |
| each. | | | | space on both levels. For safety reasons, a domestic |
| With a stair lift, you can purchase a perching lift that will | | | | through-floor lift is not suitable to use as a carrier for |
| allow you to stand, or if you prefer to be seated you | | | | any standing-users. In these situations, an enclosed |
| can purchase a seated stair lift. For those who are | | | | platform is needed for safety and function. With a |
| invalid or in a wheelchair, a stair lift is not the best | | | | fixed internal ramp to the lift on a gentle incline, access |
| choose because you have to transfer yourself to the | | | | to the lift is easy and safe, and you can easily move |
| lift, so a wheelchair lift would be more safe and | | | | throughout your home. |
| suitable. Also, a seated chair lift must be the correct | | | | |