How renting a stairlift can help you save money

Renting a stairlift can be a life changing decision which can give you back your mobility, independence and full access to your home, things that are invaluable.

However, many people are finding things difficult financially and may simply not be able to afford to pay for a stairlift. Renting one could be the ideal solution.

As an investment, a stairlift obviously makes life much easier. You will not have to worry about falling down the stairs or having to rely on other people to do what many others take for granted. It can allow you to regain your mobility, independence, and peace of mind.

But staying in your own home can also save you money

Many people with reduced mobility may consider selling their homes and moving into a bungalow, living in assisted living housing or hiring someone to help them move around the house. But there are many costs involved in selling your home, and hiring private personal help can be very costly.

The cost of installing a stairlift is much more affordable and practical. You will still enjoy the comfort of your home but it will now be easy, safe and painless to go up and down the stairs.

As well as saving yourself enormous levels of stress, you can also save yourself the financial cost of selling your home or the stress, intrusion and cost of having a live-in professional in the house.

Moving house is thought to be one of the most stressful events in life, but moving into a care home is also expensive. There are many costs involved including moving your belongings, care home costs, and the need to buy many new items.

You may also lose the following benefits if you move into a care home;

Attendance allowance, disability living allowance (care component), personal independence payment (daily living component) are only payable for the first four weeks of a permanent stay if funded by the council. You will then have to relinquish these benefits.

If you're paying for your care home fees yourself, you'll continue to receive your private pension, however, your private pension will be included within your savings and assets during a financial assessment by the council.

A 2016 Citizens Advice report highlighted that key charges can be difficult to discover prior to entering into a care home contract, and that these charges can vary substantially from one home to the next.

The most common hidden charges include:

• Personal care services, such as hairdressing or chiropody
• Transportation to and from hospital appointments
• Calling home from an in-room telephone (often includes installation of the phone line and bills)
• Wi-Fi connections
• Contents insurance
• Entertainment (both inside and outside of the nursing home)

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Renting a stairlift

As well as allowing you to stay in your own home, renting a stairlift takes away any worries about maintenance and breakdown costs and allows you the flexibility of having the stairift taken away, at no extra cost, if you don’t need it any more. This is obviously a cheaper option than buying a stairlift if your mobility problems are temporary.

Our aftercare service covers the cost of any repairs and the cost of having a technician come out to your home to fix a problem.

When you choose to install a Rental Stairlift you will be able to save even more money, on top of what you’ll save from simply staying in the home you love.

Rental Stairlifts specialist staff are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to advise you on the best starlift for your individual circumstances. You can call us free on 0800 074 71 71 any time, or get in touch via our Facebook page or online form and we will get back to you asap!

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