When you are having serious trouble getting upstairs and downstairs in your home, maybe it is time to consider a home stair lift. Also, for seniors, climbing the stairs is one of the main activities leading to falls. And a fall is not to be taken lightly, at all. It can have dire consequences, especially for seniors. Thus, stair lifts for seniors can be heavens sent.

I know, my father fell on ice at the age of 70 and ended up with a broken hip. He stayed in a hospital for months. The hospital stay included an unpleasant hip surgery. He has still not recovered completely!

Now if your stairs are narrow so a chair lift for stairs would not fit in, then you should consider a standing stair lift. A standing stair lift is also recommended when your knees do not allow you to fully bend them, or when one of your hips does not fully bend. Sitting is not possible in such cases, so a standing lift comes in handy.

Warning: With most chair-based stair lifts, you can NOT get away with simply standing on the foot rest during transit. That could possibly damage the chair stair lift. Worse, such inappropriate "standing stairlifts" could be very dangerous to the passenger.

You really need to get a specialized standing stairlift, or a stand up stair lift.

We'll present here three top brands of standing stair lifts for disabled. They are Acorn home stair chair lifts in the USA, Medi-tek (Meditek) in the UK and Bison in the UK.

Acorn Superglide Sit/Stand Stair Chair Lift

Acorn stair glide is a perfect solution for a residence where multiple inhabitants are requiring an electric stair lift. That way, when someone prefers a sitting position, in the next run someone else can use the stair lift in a standing position. See more about Acorn here: Acorn Superglide 120 Sit Stand Stairlift.

Medi-tek Standing Stair Lift SP100

The new Medi-tek SP100 is a standing/perching arrangement depending on the height of the seat that can be adjusted. Check Meditek information out here: Meditek Stairlift SP 100.

Bison Stand and Perch

Bison Stand and Perch stair lift will help anyone who has trouble bending their knees in a sitting position. It is also suggested for the narrow stairs where standing or perching will save a lot of lateral space and make a ride upstairs and downstairs possible. As the name implies, besides perching, you can also use the Bison as a standing stair lift. Look up more information on this Bison here: Bison Bede Stand And Perch Stairlift.

Where to find Standing Stair Lifts?

It is the easiest to find standing stair lifts with the manufacturers and resellers or local dealers who advertise either online or offline. Be sure to request information on "standing stair lift" or "standing chair lift" to avoid confusion. Some lift chairs models may go by "sit/stand" or "perch/stand" title, and that will be okay as well.