stairlift

British

/ ˈstɛəˌlɪft /

noun

a mechanical device with a seat for carrying an elderly or infirm person up a flight of stairs

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They say their old stairlift was ripped out after they were taken away.

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Prosecutor Andrew Jones KC said she had suffered serious health and mobility issues, and used a stairlift and a walking frame inside her house.

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Prosecutor Andrew Jones said she had suffered serious health and mobility issues, and used a stairlift and a Zimmer frame inside her house.

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Claire's spinal injury means she isn't able to help Emilia into a stairlift and so, in July 2022, the family - who are Housing Association tenants - were assessed as requiring an extension for a downstairs bedroom and shower room.

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Mia’s block of flats has no lift, and a request to install a stairlift has been delayed for months as the housing association questions whether it would be a fire hazard.

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