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PragueAddick
PragueAddick Posts: 22,145
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Not for me!! :-)

For our Mum, who will be 90 in June so hasn't done badly getting this far without such a thing.

Has anybody got one, had one installed for a parent or relative? Any advice, recommendations?

Thanks in advance, even for the inevitable gags

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  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,008
    We decided not to have one for the ma in law.
    We moved her bed downstairs, so she lives down there.
    The wife helps her upstairs for a bath at weekends.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,319
    Ooo I dunno... I've heard they can be a bit up and down
  • SuedeAdidas
    SuedeAdidas Posts: 7,741
    I can't think of stairlifts without thinking about that Phoenix Nights scene........"The things I'm gonna do to you"
  • Dazzler21
    Dazzler21 Posts: 51,344
    PragueAddick said:

    Not for me!! :-)

    For our Mum, who will be 90 in June so hasn't done badly getting this far without such a thing.

    Has anybody got one, had one installed for a parent or relative? Any advice, recommendations?

    Thanks in advance, even for the inevitable gags

    Grandad had one, he'd have been super limited without it.
  • PragueAddick
    PragueAddick Posts: 22,145
    I gather Stanner is the market leader, and the norm is to lease/rent it?
  • Onlyme
    Onlyme Posts: 384
    Richard, pm me.
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,350
    sell up and buy her a bungalow in the country
  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,459
    edited March 2017
    Neighbours have got one. Think they got it through the local mobility centre. They swear by it and i was surprised how quick it took to install. One afternoon if I remember rightly.
    They do have a straight stair case though which i guess makes a difference.
  • Welly
    Welly Posts: 493
    Have one for my wife Acorn stair lifts good service had it 5 years.
  • heckington_reds
    heckington_reds Posts: 727
    Old girl we used to do work for would send the coffee and biscuits up on it when working upstairs. Very handy.
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  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    @blackpool72 is your man.
  • Hex
    Hex Posts: 1,888
    edited March 2017
    Got one for my Dad via Kent Social Services (Occupational Therapy). They have a special budget I believe as should other authorities. Process took about 6/7 months. The provider was Ascendit. Don't contact Acorn as you will get bombarded with calls.
  • PragueAddick
    PragueAddick Posts: 22,145
    Hex said:

    Got one for my Dad via Kent Social Services (Occupational Therapy). They have a special budget I believe as should other authorities. Process took about 6/7 months. The provider was Ascendit. Don't contact Acorn as you will get bombarded with calls.

    Hmm, not sure we have that long, and we would have to deal with Greenwich. So I guess we have to make a choice of getting it privately and quickly, or waiting a while but getting financial support. Does anyone think we can do both, that is, getting it privately but in the meantime trying to get support from our local Social Services?

  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,008
    Your mum's in RBG. When I enquired of RBG last year, you had to pay yourself if you had a certain level of savings.
  • Talal
    Talal Posts: 11,490
    My grandad had a Stanner. No problems with it.
  • PragueAddick
    PragueAddick Posts: 22,145
    Covered End said:

    Your mum's in RBG. When I enquired of RBG last year, you had to pay yourself if you had a certain level of savings.

    Thanks, not "good" news but saves us crossing swords with those clowns again.
  • Hex
    Hex Posts: 1,888
    PragueAddick said:

    Covered End said:

    Your mum's in RBG. When I enquired of RBG last year, you had to pay yourself if you had a certain level of savings.

    Thanks, not "good" news but saves us crossing swords with those clowns again.
    It was the usual savings limit, if such a thing exists. It was some sort of discressionary grant the details of which were on the council website, so may be true about RBG. This was 6/7 years ago and the price was £5-8k. The grant covered 5 years maintenance as well.

    We were going down the private purchase route until we heard of the grant. The OT guy had a reputation for being very slow but once it got transferred to Sevenoaks DC things sped up as their guy was very efficient.
  • kimbo
    kimbo Posts: 2,996
    We got one from Stannah for 90 year old mum. fitted in a week very impressed. cost about £3k i think
  • PragueAddick
    PragueAddick Posts: 22,145
    kimbo said:

    We got one from Stannah for 90 year old mum. fitted in a week very impressed. cost about £3k i think

    Hi @Kimbo, you bought it, rather than leasing or renting it?



  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,679
    ricky_otto said:

    @blackpool72 is your man.

    Very funny Otto: )
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  • kimbo
    kimbo Posts: 2,996
    PragueAddick said:

    kimbo said:

    We got one from Stannah for 90 year old mum. fitted in a week very impressed. cost about £3k i think

    Hi @Kimbo, you bought it, rather than leasing or renting it?

    FiL did it but I think it was purchased outright. Will check.

  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,856
    wow - who knew you could rent a stairlift?
  • PragueAddick
    PragueAddick Posts: 22,145
    MrOneLung said:

    wow - who knew you could rent a stairlift?

    But I have been reading up on Which, and it seems this makes financial sense only when you need it for a few months, e.g. after an op.

    But once again a great CL thread, thanks everyone for your advice.

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