Anyone Had a Chairlift Installed recently?

It looks like we may have to have a stairlift installed due to my wife finding it more difficult to go up them. A couple of questions spring to mind -

1. A very approximate cost.

2. Any recomendations as to type and supplier/installer

TIA,

Alan

[Toci]

There was a discussion a while ago, maybe of some help.

healthunlocked.com/blf/ques...

[westielady1956]

Hi

I have a stairlift and live in my own home. Try your local Occupational Health they will adapt your home. I got my stairlift from them, and the council paid for it. Any questions just ask ok

[peege]

Occupational health via GP fitted one free for my mother in Suffolk.

Sorry I cannot remember the make but it was very quickly installed, neat, cleanly done on a straight run of stairs.

They removed it within a few days of her dying, also very cleanly. There were just a few skrew holes in the wall, easily filled & repainted..

[maggie44]

I had a stairlift installed about 9-10 months ago. We own our own house and were not eligible for any financial help from the local authority. I did want to be sure I had quotes from reputable companies so rang the LA and Age Concern locally and asked which companies they use /recommend. I then got 3 of these companies to come and give us a quote.

The cost is largely down to whether the stairs are straight up or have a turn(latter more expensive).

The stairlift has made a huge difference to my life - so much better.

Maggie

[poppyval in reply to maggie44]

Maggie, we own our own house and the authorities paid for mine. I guess it depends where you live. Cheryl

[maggie44 in reply to poppyval]

Hi Cheryl

The LA asked me questions about our income and it became very clear that we wouldn't qualify for help. I am retired and therefore of course am too old to qualify for any other financial help other than state pension. Not sure if there are national or local rules.

Currently I am having to renew my blue badge and hoping that there is no problem with that. Have already installed an ensuite shower room to make life easier; a mobility scooter may have to be the next purchase. Just as well I am not well enough to go on foreign hols any more! Not quite how I expected to be spending my hard worked for retirement!

Maggie

[poppyval in reply to maggie44]

Hi Maggie, we applied for a wet room too, and was told we would have to pay 20% of total as we are not on any benefits or pension credit. They wanted £611.00, we told them we would not bother. We have already put in a downstairs cloakroom ourselves. We have had to cancel our last 2 booked holidays, even though they were in this country, couldn't face going abroad anymore. No its not what we were looking for in retirement either. You take care Maggie. Cheryl

[Bex5ter]

may i ask what area you are from and have you asked your local authority if they can offer any form of financial support?

[Hidden]

Thanks for all the info, still not sure if we need a permanent one or just to rent for a period. Have been in touch with Age Concern/UK and awaiting info from them.

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

...reading through everything it would appear I/we are one of the super rich pensioners who saved for old age so we qualify for zilch!

[Toci in reply to Hidden]

Scribe, the LA will do a financial assessment but perhaps the NHS do not? I know the NHS organised mine and there was only an assessment of whether or not it was needed. It appears it would pay you to ask around. x

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Have you tried your local council and ask to speak to someone from home adaptions as like you I was unable to get anyone to help with my bedroom floor when I told my son he put me on to them and they did offer to do the work for me and pay for it . But as it took to long and my floor got worst the wife said just get someone in and do it before someone gets hert as three of the main beams had gone and it was cheaper than what the council got quoted if you are like my wife get some quots for one fitted and supply only and get a good elect to quote you how much to fit it as some councils put the price on your home and they take it back when the houes is sold interst free

[Sooki]

Hi,had one fitted a few weeks ago,still waiting for my local authority to turn up.Used ebay a company called helping hand mobility,they do used stairlifts,with guarantees,paid £650 ,fitted very quickly and efficiently.Hope you get one soon,they are good,I do try not to use if I am not too breathless.regards Sooki

[Hidden]

Hi Scribe, I had a stair lift fitted about 9 months ago. I saw the van in the street and asked them to have a look. He was a local man, family firm and did a really good job very quickly. Not much help to you if you don't live in Shropshire but the cost was £1,500 which I didn't think was bad as I know some people pay much more. You don't have to pay VAT if it is for someone who is sick. I also bought my own wheelchair but asked for help when I needed a bath lift which was fitted for free. Hope this is of help. Popplewell

[poppyval]

Hi Scribe, I don't know where you live but here in Scotland if you are registered disabled you can apply to your Social Services Occupational Therapist and they will arrange a house visit and do an interview. You may be eligible to get one free. It was my Respiratory Nurse that wrote to them because she reckoned that with my RA being bad as well I desperately needed one. They agreed and I got one fitted in June last year. It has been a godsend, more so I might add because of my breathing than my RA. Give it a try as they are over £1000.00 as far as I know. Good luck. Cheryl

[racey14]

Maggie, age and pension and even have loads of money does not stop you getting attendance allowance, it is not means tested anyone can get it, your local CABS will help you with the forms, once you are over 65 you no longer get DLA it changes to attendance allowance and you are untitled to it regardless of your wealth and it is not taxed. racey.

[katieoxo60]

Hi Scribe, sorry for late reply not been on line. I had a stairlift installed last year the company who did it were very efficient, but not the cheapest, but they did a quote for new and used. If finance is a problem the local mobility shops are very good at pointing you in the right direction and as already said style of stairs makes a difference to price. If you are not in a rush you could apply to the local council for a disability adaptation grant towards the cost, it comes within the small adaptation category. Another option is a care assessment of needs which could get you it free the relevant word being could or perhaps I should say maybe. Prices range from £600 to £4000 . My advice shop around and try all the suggestions on the post, good luck hope this is of help

[Hidden]

Having done a couple of quotes, Age UK, Ableworld, it looks like they are all about the same price. The cheapest curved 7 metre track is a few pounds under £5000, with 3 year warranty and lifetime guarantee on motor and gearbox...........

[tigerhouse]

please be very careful regarding these things, we had to get one in for the wife & we to own our own home, trying to get one with a council grant ( harrow ) was going to take about a year what with all the surveys /funding etc etc, we rang " acorn stairlifts " they arrived within 24 hours but it was like having a double glazing salesman in your home,when thru all the saga & him ringing head office a couple of times, finally got a quote of £5,400 for a curved one with a motorised rail at the bottom of the stairs due to the water stop cock being under the floorboards now we pointed out to him that as my wife receives D.L.A she's entitled not to pay v.a.t on such items, we had to sign a declaration to this fact & he produced a pad for us to sign which saved us £800 but had we not asked this would he have pointed this out to us ?? maybe more commission for him !! we did ask him what the warranty was - told us it was one year which we thought was low considering the price & we asked him about extended warrantys, all this prior to signing up, i should point out that we live in a 1st floor maisonette so a lift was needed urgently , to be fair they could install one within the week, regarding the extra warrantys's all he said was the engineer would discuss this on the day with us, i did not want to stress my wife with going thru this all again with other firms so we paid 50 % & the balance on installation , that went fine - took about 3 hours, But & this is where we feel this firm's dare we say it " sharp practice " the installer Quoted us £1,600 for a four year " gold " service contract, we have thelift now as it does the job - comes with two remotes & two charging positions on the rail itself, so only time will tell, finally if you do go for one of these theres a on /off button with a little green light showing that its on, it comes with two keys which have to stay in which can easily be "snapped " off when passing up & down the stairlift -which has happened once with us due to paramedics in the house so always have to take the keys out when we have visitors etc otherwise its a call the the company and have to wait for them to fix it & its unusable all the while .

[sue48]

We are in the process of having a stairlift fitted. We got in touch with age concerne who recomended a company who have been quite efficient. The hold up has been with local power supplyer. All regulations change freguently for safty reasons. ! As regards cost we are havinb a strait run lifft costing abt 1500. . If u need curved one its about 3 times more. ! Regarding a grant. You seem to be ok if you havent worked...been on dole ...and never saved any money for your future. ...sorry to sound cynical but thats what i experienced ...good luck. X