Creating an accessible home and outdoor space is vital to ensure you, your family, and your friends can enjoy it for years to come. Thanks to the Americans with Disabilities Act, there are now more resources than ever for modifications to make living in comfort accessible for everyone.
Lifeway Mobility was recently featured on WGN's Spotlight Chicago! Hosted by Sarah Jindra and Ji Suk Yi, Spotlight Chicago is a show that highlights local individuals and organizations making a difference in the community and upcoming events.
As we age, our home may not be as easy to navigate as it was years ago. Getting up and down a set of stairs may be a chore because of decline in mobility or weaker muscles. The risk of slipping and falling in the bathroom may be much higher, especially if there are no grab bars in the bathtub/shower, or near the toilet. An option for older adults that are having a difficult time getting around at home is a senior/assisted living facility. However, these types of facilities do not offer the familiarity and comfort that a home does. A home is full of memories from holidays and gatherings with family and lifelong friends.
A basic aluminum modular wheelchair ramp system typically consists of a platform(s), ramping and graspable handrails. However, depending on the mobility needs of the person in need of the wheelchair ramp, and home setting, there may be upgrade options that need to be considered to ensure safe easy access for everyone.
Lifeway Mobility was featured on HouseSmarts Radio with Lou Manfredini via WGN Radio Chicago 720! HouseSmarts is a well-known home improvement and lifestyle show that provides homeowners with tips on home renovation and repairs. Lou and his team were interested in speaking to an expert about aging-in-place and making homes more accessible, and selected Lifeway Mobility as the guest to interview.
Lifeway Mobility, a leading provider of stairlifts, has a showroom in San Diego that is equipped with multiple stair lifts for southern CA residents to see and test ride. We invite anyone interested in purchasing a stair lift in San Diego, and surrounding areas in southern California to visit our showroom! Please call ahead to schedule an appointment with one of our local accessibility experts. Visiting a Stairlift Showroom Can Help:
Lifeway Mobility Philadelphia, a leading provider of stairlifts, has a showroom in West Berlin, NJ equipped with operational stair lifts for customers to test ride. We invite anyone interested in purchasing a stair lift in Philadelphia, and surrounding areas in PA and NJ to visit our showroom! Please call ahead to schedule an appointment Visiting a Stairlift Showroom Can Help:
Our NEW showroom in Shrewsbury, MA is NOW OPEN! Lifeway Mobility Massachusetts, a Bruno Diamond Stair Lift Dealer, has opened a new showroom in Shrewsbury, MA that is equipped with multiple fully operational stair lifts. We invite anyone interested in purchasing a stair lift in MA or southern NH to visit our showroom! Please call ahead to schedule an appointment Visiting a Stairlift Showroom is Helpful for:
Staying active is important for the health and well-being of all age groups – but it’s a game changer for seniors. As older adults enter their golden age, it’s important to support and encourage their engagement in outdoor recreation activities. Here are a few tips to stay active while staying safe at the same time.
Mesa, AZ – Lifeway Mobility, a team of trusted home access professionals, is pleased to announce it is expanding its footprint into Arizona. Our team is excited to extend its expertise, and will offer stair lifts, wheelchair ramps & lifts, home elevators, and a variety of transfer aid and bathroom safety solutions to meet the mobility needs of those living in the Phoenix, AZ Metro area.
You don't need to use your legs to develop a green thumb. With a few accommodations and modifications, you can do anything on four wheels that others do on two feet. This includes gardening, a therapeutic and stress-relieving hobby. With a few design changes, gardening from a wheelchair can be a fruitful endeavor.
One common way to make a home accessible for those with disabilities or limited mobility is by overcoming the steps at the garage entrance. Steps are an accessibility barrier that are typically made of concrete or wood, and railings are not always installed. The construction of the stairs may also be low-quality in some cases, which can pose injury risks from slips and falls. Here are the top 5 solutions to help make a home’s garage safe and accessible.
If you’re in the market for a stair lift, you may be wondering if your health insurance or Medicare coverage will pay the cost. Unfortunately, standard health insurance policies and Medicare will not typically cover the purchase or installation of a stair lift, even with a doctor’s order.
Before recommending a Hoyer lift for patient/client transfers, it’s important to fully understand the challenges of using this type of equipment, and more importantly, why an overhead ceiling lift is often a better solution.
For some seniors, the stairs can become too difficult to navigate due to limited mobility, weakened muscles, and lack of stability. As a result, navigating a staircase at home becomes a daily chore and may eventually be avoided. When the stairs become a challenge, many seniors may consider downsizing to a single-level home or moving into a retirement living facility. However, both of these options can become very costly.
Outdoor wheelchair lifts, which are also commonly known as vertical platform lifts or porch lifts, provide a safe, accessible way to enter/exit a home, school, church, or other building. During the winter months, these types of lifts can be difficult to access after a snow or ice storm. However, there are ways to ensure a wheelchair lift is still accessible throughout the winter season, and we share those tips to help you winterize a wheelchair lift in this blog post.
Atlanta, GA - Lifeway Mobility (“Lifeway”) is pleased to announce it has acquired Mobility Center of Georgia, located in Snellville, GA. Mobility Center of Georgia has over 20 years of experience in the home accessibility industry in the Atlanta Metro Area providing stair lifts, and other mobility equipment. This acquisition allows Lifeway Mobility to open its services and offerings in the state of Georgia.
If you’re in need of wheelchair ramp, there’s no need to wait for spring to have one installed. In fact, modular aluminum wheelchair ramps can be installed all year round. Unlike wooden ramps, aluminum wheelchair ramps do not require concrete footers to be poured. Their adjustable legs sit securely on large foot plates that provide a substantial base and sit on top of the surface. This means that they can be installed even when the ground is frozen.
Our home accessibility experts are invited into our client’s homes and into our local communities to evaluate for home accessibility solutions, such as stair lifts or wheelchair ramps or lifts. During our evaluations, we often encounter modifications that were done by another company or DIYs that do not meet ADA requirements, or are unsafe.
Watch the Lifeway Mobility "Happy Holidays" Video: Best wishes for a happy holiday season, and joyful new year, from all of us at Lifeway Mobility! Thank you to our referral sources and partners for your trust and support this past year. It's an honor to work together to provide home accessibility solutions that improve quality of life, independence, and safety at home. We look forward to working with you in 2024 and helping more families remain safe and independent in the home they love!
A question that comes up in many stair lift conversations is, “Does Medicare cover stairlifts?”. Unfortunately, the short & quick answer is no, Medicare does not cover the installation of a stairlift.
While some may worry that a stairlift installation could damage the walls or floor in their home, that is a myth, and simply not true. Professional installation of a stairlift will not damage the walls in a home as they are simply installed onto the stair treads.
People diagnosed with cancer often require additional safety precautions to ensure that any health-related problems do not occur. Day-to-day activities that can be taken for granted will become harder. Simple things like cooking, cleaning, and even walking up the stairs may become strenuous, and even dangerous.
Falls are a hazard that the elderly and people with mobility issues face every day – and the majority of falls happen in the bathroom. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has declared the bathroom the most dangerous room in the house for older adults.
September 18th, 2023 Accessible Systems, a Lifeway Mobility Company Hosts Ohana Fall Resource FairEnglewood, CO - Accessible Systems, a Lifeway Mobility Company is hosting a one of a kind Ohana Fall Resource Fair on Friday, September 29th from 11am-2pm at Colorado’s largest adaptive showhome at 3025 W. Jefferson Ave, Englewood CO 80110. This free event provides fall prevention awareness by educating the community about community resources that can help prevent falls. In addition, this free event offers health information to persons with long term disabilities, long term diseases, their families and caregivers. Register for Ohana Event Immerse yourself in a fun gathering where you can engage with informational speakers, discover community resources, and much more. Resources available include adaptive vehicles, home health and home care services, acute rehabilitation providers, physical and occupational therapy, senior placement agencies, custom seating and power wheelchairs, mobility equipment repair and rental, hospice and palliative care providers, Medicaid agencies and local non-profit organizations. The event will also include bingo, gift bags, freebies and goodies throughout the day. Refreshments will be provided. To register to attend, please use the following link or call 720-358-8011. Register for Ohana Event