Recent Senior Health Articles


Pride Lift Chairs vs Golden Lift Chairs

Published by Steve Hedberg on September 28, 2009

Those who have spent anytime shopping for a lift chair, will have surely come across Pride Lift Chairs and Golden Lift Chairs. These lift recliners are the industry standard and incredibly well known for their quality and durability. Choosing between one or the other is, as a result, usually the biggest decision a potential shopper will make. This article discusses these two lift chair brands, highlighting some of their similarities.

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This History of Medicare Lift Chairs and Safety

Published by Steve Hedberg on September 24, 2009

When you consider how old most medical technology and home medical equipment is, the lift chair is comparatively a spring chicken. However, in the thirty or so years since the first lift recliner was invented, they have gone through a number of changes and improvements, with the safety and reliability of these devices being greatly improved.

In addition to the changes to the actual design of the lift recliner, Medicare Lift Chairs coverage has also changed, in many ways because it was forced to adapt to the popularity of these lifting aids.

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Lift Chairs and Popular Lift Chair Manufacturers

Published by Steve Hedberg on September 15, 2009

The lift recliner is an important safety tool that is used by many seniors. These devices are used around the globe and have been around for over 20 years. They have, however, changed tremendously in this time, with improvements to quality, durability, and safety.

The lift recliner is used by many seniors and others with arthritis, but those who have difficulty standing of any age often benefit from a lift chair.

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Using a Lift Recliner in the Home

Published by Steve Hedberg on September 11, 2009

Not being able to stand on your own, can be something that is very difficult to accept for many seniors, but i is not always something that one must accept. Instead, by using a lift chair, many find that they are able to stand on their own, despite being affected by arthritis and other mobility related diseases. Lift recliners have been used for over twenty years and remain very popular for those with limited mobility.

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A Look at Popular Lift Chair Manufacturers

Published by Steve Hedberg on September 9, 2009

While the lift recliner was first developed over twenty years ago, early lift chairs were no where near the high quality that is offered by most of today’s lift chair manufacturers. These early lift chairs suffered from design flaws that made them much less durable and not as safe as the modern lift chair. This changed when Pride Lift Chairs and Golden Lift Chairs were developed, which caused the entire lift chair industry to follow the lead of these lift chair manufactures, or be pushed to the sidelines.

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Liftchairs: An Important Safety Tool

Published by Steve Hedberg on September 2, 2009

Seniors are not the only group of people that often has difficulty standing, but there are many conditions, diseases, and disorders that are more common among the elderly and can greatly limit mobility. Often, the effects of these diseases are compounded by other diseases, which serves to further limit mobility.

To help make it easier to stand, liftchairs are one of the most common tools used by seniors and the elderly.

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A Closer Look at Liftchairs

Published by Steve Hedberg on August 31, 2009

Liftchairs are one of the most popular types of accessibility tools for seniors with arthritis and other conditions that make standing difficult. They are designed to allow a senior to independently stand, without requiring assistance from a caretaker or loved one. Liftchairs have been around for over twenty years, but the modern liftchair has a much safer and more reliable design than early models.

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Choosing the Right Lift Recliner

Published by Steve Hedberg on August 24, 2009

The lift recliner is one of the most common aids used to make it easier for a senior with arthritis, or another mobility inhibiting disease, to safely stand and sit. Lift recliners have changed a great deal in the last thirty years and are today more popular than ever.

Finding the right lift recliner is very important and it is important to understand what these devices are, what they offer, and how to fit the person to the chair.

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Common Misconceptions About Lift Recliners

Published by Steve Hedberg on August 19, 2009

For seniors the lift chair, or as it is oft referred to lift recliner, is a very important mobility lifting aid. It not only provides an incredibly comfortable place to sit and relax, but also makes it much easier to safely stand and sit.

There are a few common misconceptions about lift chairs, in part brought about by the first lift chairs designed over 20 years ago, but today the modern electric lift chair is very safe and reliable.

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Lift Recliners and Making Standing Easier

Published by Steve Hedberg on August 17, 2009

The lift recliner is a very important safety tool to make it easier to stand and sit. These lift chairs remain incredibly popular and are not only very comfortable chairs, but also serve a very important medical purpose.

Choosing the right lift recliner often involves understanding how lift chairs work, which is described in this article.

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