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Does anyone know how much it costs to have a straight 13 stair high Stair Lift put in?approx.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.ps, we now have a double winder and when i was looking before it was going to cost about £6000 to buy one. You could get old and die waiting for the council to help you out with one (especially if you have a downstairs loo as they wont see it as a priority as you could always bring a bed downstairs)
Hi there, if you need a stairlift becasue of some disability you can ask Adult Social Care (Social Services) for a visit from an occupational therapist, if they recommend a stairlift then the Local Authority must get a referral for a Disabled Facilities grant, these are means tested grants but it is worth asking, if the stair lift is for a child under 19yrs then there is no means test. Disabled Facilitites grants are mandatory and the council cnanot refuse an application. Hope this helps
I got one fitted for my mum back in 2004. Its a straight stair re conditioned one from a company called Meditek for £1000. Its brilliant, I will never get rid of it, we are all getting older, and its great for carrying things up stairs, like laundry, and hoover. Handy too, for when weve had a bit too much to drink!!!!!
Hi Carlton
Would strongly suggest you either rent one or buy reconditioned. We bought one for my late Mother in Law in 1997, it cost £2300 ( no help from Ealing Council) and was promised a "buy back" by ACORN stairlifts. She had only used it for one week when she had to go into care and subsequently died one week later. We tried selling it back to Acorn - they offered £400 !! Sold it privately eventually.Again, please look into all avenues. Good luck
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Would strongly suggest you either rent one or buy reconditioned. We bought one for my late Mother in Law in 1997, it cost £2300 ( no help from Ealing Council) and was promised a "buy back" by ACORN stairlifts. She had only used it for one week when she had to go into care and subsequently died one week later. We tried selling it back to Acorn - they offered £400 !! Sold it privately eventually.Again, please look into all avenues. Good luck
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