Stairlifts Change Life for the Elderly

Dec. 23, 2011 - PRLog -- The number of people living to be in their 80’s and 90’s has increased over the last fifty years, mainly due to improvements in health care, by the year 2000 there were about 35 million senior citizens in the world. This is a testament to the advancements we have made in the field of science, but has created new challenges for us to overcome.

The elderly are the most likely people to be suffering from ailments such as heart conditions or movement impairing conditions such as arthritis. This means that day to day tasks like climbing the stairs or walking to the shops can become painful and sometimes agonizing experiences.

The stairlift is a revolutionary product that has changed life for the elderly for the better. Aching legs or hips no longer have to be subjected to climbing the stairs, as now people can glide easily up and down them. To help even more, some stairlifts are controlled by paddles which are incredibly easy to use. Certain stairlifts also have a remote control, so that if you can make it down but not up the stairs, then the stairlift can come to you.

Companies like Oakland strive to further improve life for the elderly. With their customer service that goes beyond just selling a stairlift. Oakland sends specialists to assess their customer’s stairs and suggest the best stairlift solution for them. Oakland also provides a 24 hour customer helpline, so that if one of their stairlifts breaks down in the middle of the night, someone can still come to fix it.

Not only has the stairlift made lives easier, but its also given the elderly back their independence. Its quite often the case that elderly relatives will be moved into homes because they can’t look after themselves and get around their houses properly, a stairlift immediately gives you the ability to live in a two storey house with no problems managing the stairs yourself, and there are other solutions to things like the shower and bed.

In this day and age price is always going to be a big factor when considering a stairlift, but thanks to companies like Oakland there are many avenues to travel down, from brand new stairlifts, to reconditioned or rental contracts. As long as companies like Oakland continue to serve their customers in this way, then lives will continue to change for the better for the elderly.