Understanding the Two Main Home Mobility Solutions
For many homes, the traditional stair lift is historical choice for getting about when the stairs become difficult.
However, the accessibility industry is becoming increasingly more exciting and flexible. As the industry evolves, the modern home elevator now offers not only practicality but also stunning design.
Homeowners are now actively seeking these types of solutions providing which are proving to be ‘life changing’ for users that find the stairs challenging.
A More Complete Solution
A stair lift has only one single purpose, to help with traversing up and down the stairs.
Attaching a stair lift to a staircase can take up precious space and impede anyone else who wants to use the stairs.
A stair lift can be unsightly and embarrassing unlike a modern home elevator which is, in contrast, can admired for its sleek design and innovative technology and built specifically to look good in the home
Despite its convenient compact footprint, the Stiltz elevator, for example, is airy and spacious once inside. This means that, in addition to reaching all floors of your home, the home lift is also ideal for improving many daily domestic chores such as taking the vacuum cleaner, laundry, bags or anything heavy upstairs with you.
Full Accessibility (not just seated use)
A residential elevator offers homeowners the benefits of an actual elevator – as opposed to a ‘chair’.
You can walk in, chose the option of a flip seat, or you can stand and use a grab rail or enter with a wheelchair (see Stiltz Wheelchair Elevator called the Trio), travel with a partner, or a pet or take heavy items with you.
There is no awkward turning or getting up and off at the top of the stairs which can be risky for many people.
In contrast to a stair lift, a residential elevator supports so many more levels of accessibility – not just people who can walk and stand.
A home elevator removes one big risk: being on the stairs at all
When you install a home lift, you eliminate the danger zone completely rather than just managing it. Travelling inside an enclosed space means you are not exposed to a staircase at all.
The many built-in safety features in a Stiltz include several sensors, fall arrest systems and a battery backup which carries a user gently down to ground level in the event of a power outage.
Unlike a stair lift there is no risk of slipping or falling from height or relying on fastening your own seat belt correctly.
Travel up together
Facing mobility issues can be isolating. As a couple, if you are the one who needs assistance, it can be emotional travelling on a stair lift alone and can feel exposing whilst your partner comfortably takes the stairs. Over time this limitation on shared moments can add up.
An elevator in the home allows two people to travel comfortably together and restores a sense of normality, meaning you are never separated by your ability to move around your home together.
Remove the feeling of you being the ‘one that needs help’ and allow partners to support each other naturally. It is not just about practicality. It is about preserving connection.