With many of the baby boomers reaching sixty years and older, the simple task of climbing stairs which has always been second nature to younger age groups could turn out to be a challenging feat for the baby boomers.
Indeed, many of us would not have thought of the spiritually and physically crippling effects of contending immobility, especially within your own home.
In fact, negotiating a stairway could turn out to be less of simple task.
Yet, there are alternatives to the painful decision of selling the only home you have known your entire live.
Getting an electric stair lift is one of the more affordable alternatives, while if you are less tight on your budget, you may consider installing a home lift too.
Of course the latter would cost at least three to five times more than the former.
Using an electric stair lift can literally enable you to "climb" up and down the stairways without fuss, physical discomfort or in some cases, even lets you become mobile without home care help.
While having the help of a care giver at home is safe and efficient, it does little to boost the self-esteem and self-confidence of the patient.
In fact, it could work to their disadvantage and stand in their way of full physical and psychological recovery as having to rely on another unrelated person to even do the simple act of climbing the stairs could be damaging to their overall self-esteem.
An electric stair lift include the various components, namely a carriage mounted only a specially added railings along the stairway track, a remote control for movement control, and a battery pack if you have opted for the battery operated version.
The carriage includes back rest, arm rests, and in some cases, foot rest as well, with seat belts to ensure secured seating.
The more premium ones come in a wide number of colors and designs to help you blend the chair into your home.
All you have to do is simply to settle comfortably into the chair and securely buckle yourself up and you are ready to ride the stairs up or down which ever way you choose.
The smoothness of your ride does depends somewhat on whether you utilize your home electricity or a battery operated power supply pack, as some regions are more apt to power outages and relying on home electricity supply would often mean getting stranded in the middle of the stairs for a good few hours.
So knowing your home environment is important.
Those who have back pains are well advised to choose carefully between battery powered or home supply versions as even slight jerks along an otherwise smooth ride could well mean a bad slipped disc.
A good precaution would be to have one which is capable of switching from home to battery operated power pack whenever required.
In addition, although you may be relying heavily on a battery operated power pack, the efficiency could dwindle eventually depending on the frequency of use, and how often you recharge the battery.
That said, you would of course still require home supply for recharging the batteries.
That is why as stated prior, opting for one with dual power usage ability gives you not only flexibility but also reliability you can fall back on.
Take note that local building codes depending on your location of residence may have specific requirements like installing a dedicated electric plug just for contraption, or the building codes may specify certain specs to be fulfilled before you are issued a permit for your electric stair lift.
Indeed, many of us would not have thought of the spiritually and physically crippling effects of contending immobility, especially within your own home.
In fact, negotiating a stairway could turn out to be less of simple task.
Yet, there are alternatives to the painful decision of selling the only home you have known your entire live.
Getting an electric stair lift is one of the more affordable alternatives, while if you are less tight on your budget, you may consider installing a home lift too.
Of course the latter would cost at least three to five times more than the former.
Using an electric stair lift can literally enable you to "climb" up and down the stairways without fuss, physical discomfort or in some cases, even lets you become mobile without home care help.
While having the help of a care giver at home is safe and efficient, it does little to boost the self-esteem and self-confidence of the patient.
In fact, it could work to their disadvantage and stand in their way of full physical and psychological recovery as having to rely on another unrelated person to even do the simple act of climbing the stairs could be damaging to their overall self-esteem.
An electric stair lift include the various components, namely a carriage mounted only a specially added railings along the stairway track, a remote control for movement control, and a battery pack if you have opted for the battery operated version.
The carriage includes back rest, arm rests, and in some cases, foot rest as well, with seat belts to ensure secured seating.
The more premium ones come in a wide number of colors and designs to help you blend the chair into your home.
All you have to do is simply to settle comfortably into the chair and securely buckle yourself up and you are ready to ride the stairs up or down which ever way you choose.
The smoothness of your ride does depends somewhat on whether you utilize your home electricity or a battery operated power supply pack, as some regions are more apt to power outages and relying on home electricity supply would often mean getting stranded in the middle of the stairs for a good few hours.
So knowing your home environment is important.
Those who have back pains are well advised to choose carefully between battery powered or home supply versions as even slight jerks along an otherwise smooth ride could well mean a bad slipped disc.
A good precaution would be to have one which is capable of switching from home to battery operated power pack whenever required.
In addition, although you may be relying heavily on a battery operated power pack, the efficiency could dwindle eventually depending on the frequency of use, and how often you recharge the battery.
That said, you would of course still require home supply for recharging the batteries.
That is why as stated prior, opting for one with dual power usage ability gives you not only flexibility but also reliability you can fall back on.
Take note that local building codes depending on your location of residence may have specific requirements like installing a dedicated electric plug just for contraption, or the building codes may specify certain specs to be fulfilled before you are issued a permit for your electric stair lift.
SHARE
