Insights

The thought of leaving a long-established family home, filled with familiarity and connection, can be difficult, both practically and in terms of mental health.

Marian Ramsay, who lives with complex, long-term mobility impairments including rheumatoid arthritis and limb amputation, was finding stairs increasingly challenging and unsafe.

When long-term mobility challenges began to affect Eddie and Chanda Advani, both aged in their early sixties, maintaining independence and safety at home became a growing concern.

This case study explores how a homelift transformed the home of a Star Wars superfan, helping him adapt his space to suit both his lifestyle and accessibility needs.

This case study explores how a homelift helped one family adapt their home for a young child with complex needs. It highlights the journey from recognising a problem, navigating the challenges of home adaptation, and the long-term impact on safety, independence, and emotional well-being.

Jasmine, a young girl with complex disabilities, faced numerous challenges, including Global Motor Delay and the inability to walk or speak. Her parents, Andy and Tara, found themselves in a precarious situation, struggling with the daily task of carrying Jasmine up and down the stairs.

Para pickleball champion, Andy McErlean, 54, from Waterlooville near Portsmouth, has recently chosen a Stiltz Trio+ Homelift as the centrepiece to his remodelled contemporary and accessible home.

Mr. Callaghan’s four-year-old suffers from a condition called Sturge Weber Syndrome – a rare neurological and skin disorder which causes learning difficulties, paralysis and seizures.

A man who lost both of his legs in a horrific accident almost a decade ago in Lyme Regis has finally realised his dream of living in a two-storey house after learning to walk again. Alexander Quan was left fighting for his life when a 7.5 tonne Royal Mail truck ploughed into him on his 38th birthday on October 15th, 2010.

Back in 2005, Craig Mucznik had a serious motorbike accident leaving him with life-changing injuries. Aged just 30, he was placed in a coma suffering major leg and chest injuries which later resulted in visual impairment leaving him with only four per cent vision in one eye.

Steve Waller, 64 from Rotherham, is the latest stroke survivor to be safer at home after the installation of a brand new Stiltz Trio+ Home lift, partly funded by a Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG). Steve has lived in Brampton, north of Rotherham, for over 25 years after working in the Heavy Plant Industry and charity sector.

A family from Wokingham were able to buy their own home and modify it to be fully accessible – including the installation of a Stiltz Trio+ Homelift – after mother of two, Dani suffered a catastrophic injury playing rugby in 2017.

A man with a rare neurological condition which leaves him with extreme ‘shakiness’ in his legs has discovered how to remain in his two-storey home after becoming the first person to have a new state-of-the-art Stiltz Trio+ Home Lift installed.

Judy Turner suffers from multiple sclerosis but she is still mobile and fully able to use the stairs. However, she felt it was important to plan for the future and this involved finding a solution which did not require the need to move house.

Christopher Knowles, 70, suffers from Inclusion Body Myositis (IBM) – a slowly progressive muscle-wasting disease that mostly affects the arms and legs – and was diagnosed with the disease five years ago.

A cerebral palsy sufferer from London has ‘transformed’ her life after installing a Stiltz Home Lift which enables her to move from floor to floor simply and easily at the touch of a button.

Jane Seppings, 80, has arthritis in both knees and had a pacemaker fitted earlier this year, so using the stairs was becoming more and more challenging. But moving from the 17th-century four-bedroom farmhouse she has lived in since 1965 was not an option as Jane says the home in Weston near Beccles is ‘the perfect house’.

When you find your perfect home in the perfect location, the last thing you want to be forced to leave when reduced mobility makes access upstairs difficult. So, when Judith and Tony Jones found themselves in this situation, they turned to Stiltz Homelifts to provide the solution.