If you have problems with mobility and let's face it! If you own a stairlift then good chance you're not the fastest thing on two legs. The stairlift will glide you up and down stairs with no effort at all but a major concern with stairlifts is the mounting and dismounting from the stairlift chair.
All modern stairlifts come with a Seat Swivel option. Manual seat swivel or Powered seat swivel. The manual seat swivel requires the user to have some amount of strength in their lower legs to allow them to push shuffle the chair seat round into the swivel position.
Not such a good idea for someone with limited mobility issues. The automatic seat swivel chair is motorised and once the chairlift travels to the top of the stairs the seat will automatically swivel round into the correct position for easy dismount.
Another advantage of the seat swivel option! Once in the swivel position it now acts as a safeguard barrier and it is virtually impossible for the user to fall down the steep staircase. Ideal for people with balance disorders and elderly frail users who are not to steady on their legs.
Once the stairlift is in the seat swivel mode the electrical circuits are isolated hence the chairlift will not be able to function until the chair has been reset into its safe travelling position.
The powered seat swivel option is an extra addition and therefore may cost a little extra but is good money well spent. If you feel your mobility issues could get worse in time and you may need the powered swivel option in the future ensure the model you buy can be easily adapted to accommodate the motorised seat swivel mechanism.
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