Hoyer Advance-E Professional Patient Lift

Size, power, portable capability.

Only problem I find is the small rings where you attach the sling.

maggie d. from franklin, tx (caregiver)

I am caregiver of my 38 year old quadriplegic daughter and I am 59 years old.

The idea of folding is great with small storage space in my handicap van when traveling. Great idea of portability with pulling/storing. Compact for traveling to other locations where it is needed. I take it with me in the van on trips out of state to visit family.

I purchased this electric protable lift due to my acquired tendonitis and sore muscles from manual hoyer lift. I have found it to be too difficult to lift high enough to start the fold down and it catches just as it begins to fold. My husband finally makes it works after struggeling with it. It is confusing just how much turning of the lower mast knobs need to be done before starting the pull-up and fold-down process. Wow, it is very "top heavy" when pulling in the folded status. A woman has diffulculty doing this much and I am the primary care giver at age 59. Suggestion is to have a "third wheel" of some type, drop down near the handles to prevent the excessive pull on the tendons & muscles of the arm and back.

becky l. from mammoth lakes, ca

Age 63, fractured skull, unable to turn over, bedridden.