Seat Raiser

[allenlondon]

Mrs A can’t (or rather finds it very hard) to get up from our normal height reclining armchairs.

They are on circular bases, so no legs.

I want to get hold of something resembling a thin pallet (2 to 3 inches high) so that I can work the chair onto the raised ‘platform’ - about 750x750mm square.

Any ideas?

Ta.

A

[pixie374]

An alternative, which is more expensive, is to get a riser recliner, which will help her onto her feet.

[Zacs-Master]

The problem with raising a pedestal chair is that you're raising the centre of gravity, making it more likely to tip over. Anything you use would need to be securely fixed to the 'base'.

[Toorak]

You might be able to get one made by remap similar to the one shown (see my link above) - apparently they do not charge for this.

[allenlondon]

Toorak: thanks again, I'll see if my handyman/builder Fred (done us well for 40 years) will have a go. (Also thanks for the expense reference, but as I said above, it's getting to the point where money is no object. Mrs A has gone from a fittish 70+ year-old to a very old woman in the space of six months).

Allen.

[pixie374]

I would go with a riser recliner, then. It won't need to be adjusted in the future and she can elevate her legs, lie back, or use it to raise her onto her feet without any effort.

[pixie374]

https://m.oaktreemobility.co.uk/collection.html

[Zacs-Master]

This Argos one seems reasonable:
https://www.argos.co.uk/product/7421321?istCompanyId=a74d8886-5df9-4baa-b776-166b3bf9111c&istFeedId=c290d9a9-b5d6-423c-841d-2a559621874c&istItemId=itqxxlwqm&;istBid=t&&cmpid=GS001&_$ja=tsid:59157%7cacid:844-913-7556%7ccid:9555148554%7cagid:99725681724%7ctid:pla-884735876603%7ccrid:422972005363%7cnw:g%7crnd:235707334130265676%7cdvc:c%7cadp:%7cmt:%7cloc:9046286&utm_source=Google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=9555148554&utm_term=7421321&utm_content=shopping&utm_custom1=99725681724&utm_custom2=844-913-7556&;gclid=Cj0KCQjwuL_8BRCXARIsAGiC51BEfazZgu_3WDPjcyhdiefZsgQlxVcU2o0P4ZW5JUmETqlfS7WZOFEaAsQxEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

good reviews in the main.

[rowanwitch]

I know from experience the conventional risers work fine with legless furniture. How about an electric riser cushion instead. Riser recliners can look bulky and ugly so make sure your OH can tolerate the look of it. On a practical note I would recommend you self refer to the community occupational therapy team for assessment for aids to make her life easier all round. It's surprising what they can come up with to make life feel more normal.

[bednobs]

I used to have some on my legless chair, but it wasn't a ring at the bottom

[ToraToraTora]

for the record I was talking about heavy duty solid gym mats that they use for power lifting weight drops, not the squidgy ones. I have one that's an inch thick solid rubber for dead lifts and it's like lifting a manhole cover.

[allenlondon]

Thanks rowan, and what you write is spot on, faultless.

Trouble is, Mrs A.

We’re not the proudest of housekeepers at the best of times, and this year (me in orspital with pneumonia, Mrs A in with congestive heart failure), our flat is in a poor way.

So what?

Agreed, but convincing Mrs A is another matter. “I’d be shamed,” she cries, and means it. (Old-school Irish).

Thus, on top of looking after Mrs A, coping with the ever-present leg ulcers on my stump, doing all the cooking and fitting in what housework I can...

No, I’m NOT complaining, just filling in the background!

I’ll take on board what you’ve written, and all the other suggestions and caveats, for which I’m grateful to the point of tears.

The kindness of strangers, indeed.

With metta,

Allen

[bednobs]

https://www.stressnomore.co.uk/wellys-seat-riser-cushion-11348.html?gclid=Cj0KCQjwuL_8BRCXARIsAGiC51B4EXSMwazmFK9TycAek7519xW9xsgfDsdbFIA0QO2NrXwtUpiVew4aArjaEALw_wcB