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Nraleigh, thanks for responding below. It would be one thing if you had to do this just once or twice, to get your mother onto and off of a train or cruise ship, but this would be in and out of the house for days, right? I think you'll just have to break the news to your mother than it isn't feasible for her to go. I know that won't be easy but that's just reality. And don't let her make you feel guilty about accepting this lovely gift.
Any idea to make it up to Mom for not going? The house is on a beach overlooking the ocean? If so it would br understandable Mom would be upset with not being able to go.
Is it really a gift if you have to go through all this angst and possible cost about accommodating your unrealistic Mom? I would make an excuse why she can't go. My Mom wants to still fly to FL with me. It gets more stressful and drama-filled each time and the last trip was the final straw. She is now 97 and very unsympathetic or realistic about traveling with her, I've decided she's not traveling any more. She's been traveling down there for decades. Her siblings are all passed on. It's a boundary I decided to have because I'd like to enjoy my time, too.
Is this an elevated home? Like it’s in an area of the coastal US, where new builds have to be raised to a certain height i? An area where it’s 1st floor has to raised 8’ - 32’ above the land Base Flood Elevation?
If it’s this type of home there will be a rental place that rents “lifts”, e.g. small scissor lift with a caged platform. Either it plugs into an outlet on the property or has its own small generator. United Rental does these and they are in several states. The actual property owner will need to do the rental; it probably will have separate insurance policy costs.
You need to make sure that there is an open area for where the cage door opening of the lift meets an open part of a porch, landing or deck. If your mom has cognition issues, someone will have to ride the lift with her as you have to stay standing and press the buttons to make it work. fwiw we had a scissor lift when rebuilding after Katrina, immensely helpful till stairs with railings were finally done.
Thanks. That’s exactly the case. Your answer is the only one that addresses my problem. it’s a full set of outside stairs. The use of the house is being gifted to me. Obviously if I was renting a vacation place I would find an accessible space. I didn’t intend on bringing mom, but when I told her I was gifted the use of the home and the family was going she let me know she doesn’t want to be left out and said she thinks she could climb the stairs, which I know she would not be able to do even once. I looked into the rental of a scissor lift, but we would need an all terrain model and the cost would be over 1,000 for a week! That’s too much so I’m not even going to find out if it would work or if my friends who own the house would allow it. Apowered portable stair lift does not run on a track. It’s operated by a person who guides it up the stairs. They are similar to what some EMS have. I just don’t think companies rent them.
How many stairs? A mobile ramp may be sufficient for a few steps. If a full flight, then you may want to reconsider staying there if there are mobility restrictions.
Probably not. You can purchase a portable ramp that might make it easier. If the stairs are to the front of the house a ramp might work. If the stairs are in the house so she can get to a bed room maybe move a bed to the main floor so she will not have to climb stairs.
You may consider finding a b and b or short term stay hotel that you could rent for a month or so to accommodate some of your accessibility needs. There are options of just renting rollaway beds that might be able to be placed on a single level if that is an option for you.
If it's outside you can usually find porch/platform lifts for rent pretty easily, interior stair lifts require installation and likely not worth the expense.
Stairlift rentals for vacation homes offer a cost-effective, temporary mobility solution, typically costing $175–$450 per month for straight staircases. Rentals usually require a 3-month minimum, including installation/removal, with fast setup by technicians, allowing for safe access without purchasing equipment permanently.
A track needs to be installed, that is, bolted to the existing stairs, assuming there is a vertical support strong enough to attach to.
I would consider a different alternative for a week's stay. Consider that this is not a suitable vacation home for your 85 year old mother, if she can't make it up or down the stairs. Does she walk with help? Someone can help her up the stairs. Or consider renting a ramp, bearing in mind that a wheelchair ramp requires a lot of space and a long ramp to create a gradual incline of several feet.
We rented a portable ramp for a visitor and it worked well. They delivered it and set it up at our house. My husband was able to push her in and out using a wheelchair. When she left, they took it away.
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If it’s this type of home there will be a rental place that rents “lifts”, e.g. small scissor lift with a caged platform. Either it plugs into an outlet on the property or has its own small generator. United Rental does these and they are in several states. The actual property owner will need to do the rental; it probably will have separate insurance policy costs.
You need to make sure that there is an open area for where the cage door opening of the lift meets an open part of a porch, landing or deck. If your mom has cognition issues, someone will have to ride the lift with her as you have to stay standing and press the buttons to make it work. fwiw we had a scissor lift when rebuilding after Katrina, immensely helpful till stairs with railings were finally done.
it’s a full set of outside stairs.
The use of the house is being gifted to me. Obviously if I was renting a vacation place I would find an accessible space.
I didn’t intend on bringing mom, but when I told her I was gifted the use of the home and the family was going she let me know she doesn’t want to be left out and said she thinks she could climb the stairs, which I know she would not be able to do even once.
I looked into the rental of a scissor lift, but we would need an all terrain model and the cost would be over 1,000 for a week!
That’s too much so I’m not even going to find out if it would work or if my friends who own the house would allow it.
Apowered portable stair lift does not run on a track. It’s operated by a person who guides it up the stairs. They are similar to what some EMS have. I just don’t think companies rent them.
You can purchase a portable ramp that might make it easier.
If the stairs are to the front of the house a ramp might work.
If the stairs are in the house so she can get to a bed room maybe move a bed to the main floor so she will not have to climb stairs.
Stairlift rentals for vacation homes offer a cost-effective, temporary mobility solution, typically costing $175–$450 per month for straight staircases. Rentals usually require a 3-month minimum, including installation/removal, with fast setup by technicians, allowing for safe access without purchasing equipment permanently.
A track needs to be installed, that is, bolted to the existing stairs, assuming there is a vertical support strong enough to attach to.
I would consider a different alternative for a week's stay. Consider that this is not a suitable vacation home for your 85 year old mother, if she can't make it up or down the stairs.
Does she walk with help? Someone can help her up the stairs. Or consider renting a ramp, bearing in mind that a wheelchair ramp requires a lot of space and a long ramp to create a gradual incline of several feet.
Are you talking about outside entry stairs? Please consider portable ramps but they are made for wheelchairs.