Comments on: Stairlifts – one of many great alternatives to assisted living. http://www.lfhaccess.com/2009/10/stairlifts-%e2%80%93-one-of-many-great-alternatives-to-assisted-living/ Sun, 06 Dec 2009 03:49:07 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Anita http://www.lfhaccess.com/2009/10/stairlifts-%e2%80%93-one-of-many-great-alternatives-to-assisted-living/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Anita Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:11:49 +0000 http://www.lfhaccess.com/accessibility-solutions/?p=81#comment-10 I don't disagree with your point about hygiene, or health Mark. But the mobility issue can be overcome for a long time. With my grandmother, we were able to keep her happily living in her 2-story home for several years before moving her into an assisted living facility. We put in a stair lift and that helped a lot. But we also had a company go around and do a full check on the house to see what else needed changing. They pointed out that my grandmother still went down these dangerous cement steps in the back of the house to do her laundry, something I'd forgotten. They recommended we move the wash machines upstairs, which helped a lot. I felt so much better knowing that my grandmother could spend more time in her home, if even for a few more years. That extra time helped her get mentally prepared for leaving the home she had loved for all those years. I don’t disagree with your point about hygiene, or health Mark. But the mobility issue can be overcome for a long time. With my grandmother, we were able to keep her happily living in her 2-story home for several years before moving her into an assisted living facility. We put in a stair lift and that helped a lot. But we also had a company go around and do a full check on the house to see what else needed changing. They pointed out that my grandmother still went down these dangerous cement steps in the back of the house to do her laundry, something I’d forgotten. They recommended we move the wash machines upstairs, which helped a lot.

I felt so much better knowing that my grandmother could spend more time in her home, if even for a few more years. That extra time helped her get mentally prepared for leaving the home she had loved for all those years.

]]> By: Mark http://www.lfhaccess.com/2009/10/stairlifts-%e2%80%93-one-of-many-great-alternatives-to-assisted-living/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Mark Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:50:02 +0000 http://www.lfhaccess.com/accessibility-solutions/?p=81#comment-9 It is great to give alternatives, but sometimes assisted living is the only logical solution. When mobility, hygiene, and health are all major factors, it should be time to consider assisted living. It is great to give alternatives, but sometimes assisted living is the only logical solution. When mobility, hygiene, and health are all major factors, it should be time to consider assisted living.

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