Able Life Universal Stand Assist, Chair Lift-Assist for Elderly, Grab Bar Standing Aid for Seniors, Daily Living Mobility Aid, Brown

Part of the stand includes a metal bar that runs from the right side to the left side, passing behind the coccyx when you're sitting down, and I'd like to address that concern. For our couch, the seat-back pillow on the couch is about six inches deep and removable. When placing the stand onto the couch, the bar lays on the seat and slips under the bottom of the seat-back pillow. Make sure the bar is as far away as possible from the coccyx, deeply recessed behind the seatback pillow, and the seatback pillow is completely in front of the bar. Make sure the bar is hitting the back of the couch, then put the seatback pillow in front of it. When my mom drops into the couch, her coccyx only hits the full depth of the pillow, not the bar. Further, she also uses a small pillow for lumbar support in front of the seatback pillow, so that puts even more distance between her and the bar. She's about 190 lbs, and her coccyx has never hit the bar. There is a locking adjustment so when the bar is flush up against the back of the couch as far as it can go, the handles extend just beyond the front of the couch cushion. That puts the handles in the best position for standing up. You have to slide forward so your shoulders are above the handles, then you have the best leverage for pushing down while you're standing up. The stand works fine for her. Handles on the right and left to push on when she stands up. The handles are easier than a shaky cane on one side that's too high when you're sitting, and the couch-arm on the other side that isn't really intended to help you stand up. The handles on the stand are a strategic inch lower than the couch-arms, and are better situated to help while standing up. I'll see if I can add a photo to the review. When sitting, she has the couch's armrest on one side. For the other side, she has a tube-shaped pillow that I put over the exposed bar that she can use as an armrest for that side. No degradation of The Stand noticed after a year. I checked the bolts for tightness a few months ago and they were all still as tight as when I assembled the stand. I kept the large allen wrench in a drawer. The bolts have socket-heads which accept the allen wrench, and they are easy to manipulate. At once point, you will have the floor filled with large sections of railing before it's all put together. It's been a while, but I remember the assembly directions were sufficient.

I bought this because I'm having foot & ankle surgery. My chair is a recliner & the cushion doesn't come off. This works fine. It sets on top of the cushion but I able to push it back so it's under the leather. This is very stable when I'm trying to get up. I am having a lot of issues due to a torn rotator cuff so I needed something sturdy so I wouldn't tip over. Without this my recliner did tip when I tried to get up. The handles are long & sturdy, not a ball like other models. When I tried those out at medical supply they were not easy to use. This doesn't interfere with the footrest going up & it doesn't interfere with being comfortable in my recliner. Great sturdy product & easy to assemble.

Easy to put together and very sturdy. It’s really helpful in our La-Z-Boy recliner as a family member has had surgery and it was difficult for him to get in and out of this chair before it was in there. Now it’s installed, It’s so much easier! It’s a godsend to have it! It really supports him and it supports me whenever I want to sit down in that Lazy Boy chair. I know I can get out of it without struggling anymore.. Also, you don’t feel the bars that are sitting around inside the seat of the La-Z-Boy. It’s comfortable sitting in there and supportive because the handles sit up above the arm rests and they are also adjustable, which is really nice to have. I would definitely recommend this to anyone who struggles getting in and out of their Lazy Boy chair. It’s a game changer for us!

This is a great product. My husband had ms and this really helps

I purchased two of these for a family member. She needed something she could boost herself up that wouldn't take as much strain on her shoulder as using the cushions of the easy chair or sofa. This unit has proved itself to be a well needed investment. Once I assembled it correctly (screwing in the screws tighter) it has been very sturdy and durable. It was easy enough to assemble, but not as easy as I thought it would be. There are 6 (or was it 8) screws that need to be tightened into the appropriate places in order to make this a "one size fits most" unit. My measuring was off (so measure carefully after it arrives and when you know where you want it to sit) so I had to disassemble and then redo it. These aren't the type of "push button" type triggers like you see on metal crutches or walking canes. I know why they aren't now (because they could squish against a cushion and compress, thus causing the unit to collapse) The screws allow for a stronger assembly. She's thrilled with how they work. Even in her rocker recliner. I just made the front legs shorter so that when she rocked forward to get up, then the legs would touch the ground. Overall very, very pleased!

It works on a Lazyboy recliner chair. It could be set wide enough to allow the footrest to pass. I needed to add a belt as a tie down behind the seat cushion to the back of the chair frame. It’s feet do help to stop the chair from tipping over forward when you slide to the front to get up. I fixed that with blocks of wood screwed to the frame as well. The handles do not stick up any higher than the arms of the chair, but they are easier to grab than the overstuffed arms. My mother was too weak to push up on the handles. So I mounted them pointing forward from the chair where she could pull on them. This product did not work on the couch. It could not be adjusted to fit the low height and there was no way to tie it down or stabilize it. I ended up putting it on the bed tied down to the frame up near the bed stand to be out of the way of swing legs—just as a handle to aid sitting up and sliding around. One unit came with an extra bolt, but short one nut. They are specialized and not likely to be found locally. I had to use an over length bolt that now sticks out.

I installed this on a recliner. The shape of it was better for a recliner than simpler products that need a crossbar at the front. This one tucked around the sides of the cushion, so as not to interfere with the recliner mechanism that covers the front of the chair. It took a fair amount of pushing and pulling to get it in, but it is a great aid to my mom for getting out of the soft recliner. I also added a pad made for wheelchairs to make the cushion less of a sink hole!

Of course, measure your own recliner chair seat width and depth, plus foot rest width carefully to be sure it will work for your recliner, but this fits fine & easily over the top of the seat cushion of my La Z Boy recliner and it can also be removed just by lifting it back off, once no longer needed. I don't feel the rear part of the assist on my back when I sit down, but you can always add a pillow if you do. My chair can still revolve, rock and recline but this device also holds the chair still and steady, with bars reaching to the floor, when seated upright, with other padded attached bars acting as hand grips for when you want to get up out of the chair, or for sitting down in it. The leg bars of the device lift up, when you recline your chair and go back down to the floor when you move the chair upright. You can choose to attach the hand grips facing outward instead of in, if you don't want to reach behind you when you stand up. This assist device provides the steadiness I will need to get in and out of my recliner during recovery after knee surgeries, but also make it so I will be able to rest in a comfortable chair and not have to settle for the misery of hard, straight chairs, typically advised after such surgeries. Worth every cent for that, alone!

A perfect solution for my father's couch! Definitely helps assist him with his mobility and keeping his independence :)

Bought one of these for my then 94 yo mother, after she kept falling forwards trying to rock out of her chair. This has greatly improve her safety and improved maneuverability - in terms of being able to get up more regularly with ease. Some arm strength required to pull herself up but at 95 now, she's still finding it much easier than the old process of getting up. Well made product, strong and fairly easily assembled.

Acheté pour une personne âgée ayant des difficultés pour s'asseoir et se relever d'un fauteuil. Solide et stable. S'adapte bien au fauteuil. Pas si simple à installer quand on n'y connait rien mais il y a pire. Faire plusieurs essais de réglage jusqu'à obtention de la hauteur et largeur désirées. Est sensé supporter 136 Kilos mais j'en doute. Aide vraiment appréciable et appréciée. Je ne regrette pas mon achat et le recommande vivement. Pour les personnes très corpulentes, se diriger plutôt vers le "Stander Heavy Duty EZ Stand-N-Go". J'ai l'air de faire de la pub mais pas du tout. C'est juste que j'ai recherché ces aides à la mobilité pendant de nombreux mois (quasi inexistantes en France) et maintenant que je les ai trouvées, pourquoi ne pas en faire profiter autrui? D'autant qu'elles sont difficiles à dénicher sur Amazon car il faut trouver la bonne dénomination. Moi, je suis tombée dessus par hasard. Et il a bien fait les choses. Je suis convaincue que cette aide va faciliter le quotidien de bien des personnes âgées, blessées ou handicapées.

A really useful mobility aid, bought for my mother to help her get out of a soft chair. Well made, robust, adjustable and comfortable to use, I can strongly recommend it.

Adjustable fits under couch or chair seat easy. All tools included. No fuss set up.