Used Stair Lifts

Question by Lidybeff: What is the best mobility aid to use for rising out of a chair?
At this stage I don’t want to go spending a fortune on one of those chairs that lifts up, as we don’t know how long I will be in this state. Meantime I am trying to work out what to get to help me to get out of my chair. I had thought a walking frame or something, but I don’t know if there is something more suitable. All advice will be gratefully received.

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Answer by SeaEff
If you think you will need it only short term then a walking frame would probably do the job fine.
Many chairs at home are very low, you can get something to raise the height of your chair which makes it easier to stand without help. I’ll edit if I can find one similar online.
When you are ready to stand up, shuffle your bottom as far forward on the seat as you can, again it makes standing easier.

edit – here’s a link, and they are not as expensive as I thought they might be! http://www.betterlifehealthcare.com/view_product.php?prodID=6782

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Question by Orm129: I would like to know how to build a power chair lift?
I have a jet 3 mobile chair I would like to find out if there is a way to build a good lift for the out side of the car?

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Answer by Karen
Yes. I guess you can build a power chair lift. However, it needs a lot of work, materials and tools. It needs some screwing and hammering. You should plan well on what to do with it. Or else you’ll be having a big problem.

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Question by Abby’s Mom: Do you know how to get replacement parts for a sealy massage lift chair?
This chair was purchased at jcpenney about 6-7 yrs. ago and now the lift control is not working in the lift positon

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Answer by prettymaemae55
find the sealy website.

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Question by cabber24: What is my Stair Chair Lift worth?
Just a bought house, move in next week, has a chair lift in it. No idea what’s it worth. Covers about 8-10 steps and I is plugged into the wall.

Here’s a link to picture of it.

http://barrie.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-health-special-needs-Stair-Chair-Lift-W0QQAdIdZ76491943

Anyone have any idea whats it worth?

Thanks for your input.

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Answer by emac
My Grandparents downsized last winter and we tried to sell their chair lift by taking out an add in the buy and sell and not putting a price but instead noted sale to best offer. We also dropped off notices to several pharmacies and medical supply stores.

No one called.

We ended up donating the lift to salvation army a month later.

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Question by Justmeinthisworld: installing a chair lift?
i live in an upstairs condo unit–moving is not an option–but at times i have trouble on the stairs.

if i can ever afford it–i would like to put in one of those chairs that glide up the stairs…

a friend told me the fire marshall would never allow it–becuase teh stairwell isn’t wide enough–i would get the kind where teh chair folds up…the stairwell is 3 ft wide–it is my private stairwell–not a common area…

would i be prohibited from installing it?
it can be stored on the landing..many of teh pics i’ve seen online show a stair well no wider tahn 3 foot
i don’thave a landlord=its a condo

and teh ADA is crap–the govt refuses to enforce it–and i can’t afford a lawyer
even if i did have a landlord–it would not be a reasonable accommodation to have him make modificatiosn to teh stairs–at most it would require him to give me prefernce to a 1st floor unit–and it woul dbe FHA–not ADA–ADA doesn’t apply to housing
ITS A CONDO–not an APARTMENT–i would not need to remove it unless it was a ocndition of teh sale between me and teh buyer……

and teh quetsion is about the size of teh satirs-being allowed by teh FD and PD–not by accessibiliy/non discrimination laws

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Answer by Westbrom
3feet wide does sound pretty narrow. Also they cost a fortune

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