Hoyer Advance-E Professional Patient Lift

Easy to unpack the delivery. I look forward to the smooth, slick operation every day. Battery lasts many cycles. Looking forward to using the lift to transfer me between wheelchair and car passenger seat, then folding the lift to stow in the trunk.

There should be a wider selection of slings. It does not come with a weigh scale: that is going to double the cost.

dennis c. from melville, ny

Quadriplegic, secondary progressive MS. Anxious to protect the backs of my caregivers! Determined not to be institutionalized.

Light weight, wide legs to go around large furniture. Portability.

The remote sometimes doesn’t work when lowering the patient.

ceceila p. from blountville, tn (caregiver)

My husband is total assist. I can only move him from bed to chair/wheelchair with a hoyer.

Not provided

poor instructions for assembly

george f. from san jose, ca (caregiver)

For my wife who has Alzheimers disease

power lift

step on pedals to open and close legs are very noisy. needs a second remote controller, or a better hanger arrangement at the patient end of the lift to allow the caregiver to use both hands in guiding the patient in and out of a wheelchair or bed

harold c. from tampa, fl (caregiver)

Patient is 85, female with Alzheimers and contusions of the feet and ankles, She cannot walk of stand. Fed thru a G tube. Lives at home.

It is of high quality and portable.

The wheels do not swivel as easily as we would like and the length of the legs makes it a little difficult to turn in to doorways from a narrow hallway, causing damage to baseboards and door jambs.

carol f. from jacksonville, fl

I have inclusion-body Myositis and can no longer walk or stand. My caregivers use the lift to safely transfer me from my bed or wheelchair.

The unit moves the patient up and down slowly and smoothly. Rotating the person while elevated is very easy.

Unable to steer the unit with the patient elevated. It moves smoothly across the hardwood floor without anyone in the unit. Once you put a person in the unit the front casters do not move easily.

ronald p. from marlton, nj (caregiver)

The person has no use of his legs or one arm.

Small footprint. Secure attachments. Low base.

Quits mid-hoist if control is not plugged in properly.

maureen l. from port ludlow, wa (caregiver)

ALS

Provides capability to lift disabled persons.

The operating manual does not make clear that the electric plug must be removed from the socket for the device to work. Initially, I thought the product was defective. The operating manual that came with the free sling is inadequate in my opinion.

lawrence a. from center line, mi (caregiver)

Can't walk or stand due to dementia.

Compact Easy to use

It is not easy to fold. I wish it was because of the space I have available in my home (small halls, etc.) It would be nice to be able to move it from room to room. I would use it more if it was easier to fold. That was one of the reasons I purchased it -- its folding capabilities -- but it is too hard for me to do.

patricia m. from dayton, va (caregiver)

Mom can no longer get into bed. I can no longer get her into the bed. So mostly it is used for lifting.

Construction and working details

Wheels not big enough. Not good on carpet. No way to control sway. Automatic lift mechanism hit patients knees when raised.

ronald k. from estero, fl (caregiver)

80 years of age. 230 pounds. Can't walk

When not in use, folds up making it usable in mobile home or apartment.

When folding down it must be done in one motion otherwise it hangs up. As a one person user lifting up and folding down in one motion is tough to do.

ronald h. from springfield, il (caregiver)

Not provided

High quality, good design and meets expectations of a patient lift.

The weakness is not with the lift, it's with the sling. First, it is confusing and complicated with the crossing straps and all the different loop attach points. Consider a care giver in not much better shape than the user of having to get down in the floor and wrestle that sling under her and not being able to get back up off the floor himself. What is needed is a rescue buoy of sorts. Something to slip over the head and under the arms to just get her high enough to get a chair under her. Then the sling could be positioned in the chair and more easily attached to the user for further movement /transportation. Also the wheels are too small to maneuver in plush carpet.

jerry f. from azle, tx (caregiver)

Seventy one year old female diagnosed with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, falls easily, mostly wheelchair bound but has to get up occasionally.