Stairlifts
My Mum had a stairlift fitted when her rheumatoid arthritis made it difficult for her to climb the stairs. She had a special lever which she could manage with her arthritic hands. Firstly, she tried a cheap company, but they let her down so she went for the brand leader, which was dearer, but they fitted it really quickly. It cost over £2000, four or more years ago. It was ideal. Mum would have needed to move without it, so it was a cheaper option. The service agreement is expensive and the call-out fee high, even if it is something minor (like a child switching off the power supply).
It did take a certain amount of concentration and skill to operate, and when Mum became unsteady on her feet, I was worried that she might fall downstairs. They needed to drill holes through the carpet to fit it, so that could be an issue. When Mum went into a care home we had the stairlift taken out. If it had been in less than three years, Mum would have got half her money back. As the chair was still in good condition, they refunded £400. It took half an hour or so to remove it and fortunately, the carpet fitter had enough oddments of carpet to replace the bits with holes in, so the staircarpet looked as good as new.
As a stairlift is an expensive piece of equipment, it might be a good idea for a professional person to make an assessent first.
Kayla