what type of portable lift are you talking about? I would love to be able to get one that I can easily put into my minivan. I do have a Hoyer which can fold up, but it's definitely not that small. It's operated with a battery and is quite efficient what it does in the house, but I wouldn't want to use it in a hotel room with a thick carpet. I would definitely love to hear people's recommendation on ceiling lifts as well as portable ones.
My brother has been experiencing some back pain over the last couple of months. I have taken at the very low carpet I have in my bedroom and installed tile. This has helped with the transfer. I've also went to my backup mattress. Right now I'm using a alternating pressure overlay on top of a normal hospital bed mattress and that has kept me up a little higher and from sinking into the bed. My normal mattress is a LS-9000 I believe the company is Medair. My backup mattress is one of the cheap overlays which can be purchased on eBay for around 70 bucks. It has worked out well for me. What I am using is about eight years old and has primarily been sitting in the closet over the last eight years. I think it has a total of four months use, but right now it's doing wonderful. I have a backup for it, but I'm hoping I won't need it for quite a while. Boy have I deviated from the original topic of lifts. As for information about transferring me. I am a high-level quad and completely unable to move my arms or hands, therefore I need a list which has a decent sling so that my head doesn't go backwards and I'm able to be secured properly in it. Thanks, Quadius hopefully this is legible. I was writing rather quickly and I keep forgetting I'm using a desk mounted microphone which is wonderful, but if I move around too much it does have some difficulty deciphering what I'm saying. :-) On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 4:55 PM, Joan Anglin <[email protected]> wrote: > Bobbie > I have had two, one of which I purchased back in 1992. I have the Barrier > Free, one is a portable it just goes up and down and you pull it along the > track. The other older model has the up and down and it also moves left or > right with the handheld transmitter. > > I purchased the portable one because I wanted to use it in my motor home > that I had at the time. I bought it on Ebay, and had to send it to Horcher > a > couple of months ago for a new motor. They told me at that time that the > motor has never gone out on that model before. > > We finally got it straightened out, but they were talking about my old lift > which I had serviced with them three years ago planning to sell it but then > never did, and it has been sitting in my storage since then. :-) > > I have been very pleased, probably like the older one more, but since I > cannot use my arms or hands I cannot take advantage of the sideways feature > anyway. > > I will probably place it on the disabled drivers page one of these days. > It's rather a shame to just let it sit. While my portable one was down > being > repaired, we used a Hoyer. Boy, do I ever appreciate like Barrier free lift > now. The only drawback to having both is that they are not interchangeable > as the older model relies on a copper strip in the track for charging, and > the newer one one does not, it charges directly from a charger on the wall > enabling it to be moved from room 2 room. > > Both keep a charge for at least a week with normal use, but I do not use it > except for transfers, bowel care and showering. > > You won't regret having one. Joan > -----Original Message----- > From: Gmail [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, March 24, 2014 12:25 PM > To: quad-list > Subject: [QUAD-L] Ceiling lifts > > Hi All, > I'm seriously considering buying a ceiling lift. Who has one? What > brand do you have? How long ago did you get it? How much did it cost? > Anything I should know before I buy one? Do they have back-up battery > systems for the them? > Bobbie > > Smile Everyday > >
