Wheelchair Lifts for Home Use

Wheelchair lifts are a blessing to the physically disabled and the aged. Wheelchair lifts are used to lift people in a wheelchair to a flight of steps or to a lower plane. Earlier, the wheelchairs had to be moved or lifted manually. With the advent of the wheelchair lift, the awkward process of lifting a wheelchair to a higher plane or a vehicle can be avoided. Electric and hydraulic wheelchair lifts are available for home use now.

Wheelchair lifts provide the physically disabled easy access to different areas in their home or place of business. The operations of these wheelchair lifts are simple and customizable to suit your specific needs. The lowering, raising, folding and unfolding can be done automatically with the help of a switch. Hydraulic wheelchair lifts work even during power failure, but are difficult to maintain. But the electric wheelchair lifts are easy to maintain and come with battery back-up to function uninterruptedly during power failures. They are flexible and can be easily installed inside or outside your home. With a wheelchair lift, the individual just has to pull his wheelchair to the lift platform and can automatically be lifted upward or downward with the help of switches.  Portable wheelchair lifts, platform wheelchair lifts and stair glides are the most widely used wheelchair lifts. These lifts can also be easily fitted into automobiles.

The features of the wheelchair lifts vary with the manufacturers. While buying a wheelchair lift, the user should take care to select the model fulfilling their requirements. They should ensure that the lift is compatible with their wheelchairs. The user can also look out for special features such as lowering and raising mechanisms or back-up lifting. The user should ideally seek professional advice about the technicalities of the lift before using it. The other important factors to be considered while buying a wheelchair lift are the maintenance cost and availability of spare parts. Most manufacturers provide free maintenance services. It would be better to go for the brand offering maintenance services.