I can tell you which brand not to buy. Do not buy Acorn, bad lifts and bad service. I hear Summit may be good. Other things to consider are what each service call is going to run...average is about $250 per visit, but some companies now give a reduced rate with a maintenance plan.

My sister lives in senior housing in N.Y. state and a fewyears ago they put one in for her.First they put handrails,then as she aged and her health was not so good they put the lift in.She loves it and says it saved her life as she couldn't go up and down anymore as she lives on the 2nd floor. Those are the dumbest senior apts i've ever seen,told her a man must have designed them(no offense to men ).The stairs are very steep and there is no landing to stop and rest at,and when you get to the top there is no door,gate or anything of that nature at the top. Among being older she is also an epileptic,and we always worry about getting too close to the stairs on the way to the kitchen,lose her balance or have a seizure and tumble down those stairs. When she first moved in many years ago they didn't even have the hand rails,she had to request them.She lives in a very small town so there aren't a lot of choices for seniors. Kathi

It depends a lot on your specific facts. A friend had one installed for her mother. Even with this installed there was still too much walking to get to it from the kitchen and then from it to her bed. They had no issues with how it worked or the installation (my friend would've looked into this very carefully before proceeding) but because of how her mother was injured getting her off the chair at the top of the stair was super difficult. They finally had to put a hospital bed in the downstairs den.

Match upholstery and frame to wall color...blends right in