The senior armchair. It sounds good: easier to get up, more comfortable to sit and a comfortable relax position. Yet there are catches. A refined living room chair can already be called a senior armchair. There are now also numerous functions that can vary greatly per chair. A good senior lounge chair can be a very expensive investment. Choose consciously, choose well. These tips help. The senior armchair. This is how a chair with adapted functions and designs was traditionally known. However, it is no longer fashionable to associate furniture with the word senior. Firstly, because the first generation of senior armchairs were very old-fashioned in design. In that context, beware of the alarming term ‘smooth’ or ‘modern’… that is just like the word combination ‘ultra-luxury’ and ‘coach’. But many seniors no longer want the title ‘senior’, but they do want the position. So nowadays we often talk about the stand-up chair.

What is it?

A good stand-up chair is, as the name suggests, an armchair that is not only comfortable to sit on, but can also be electrically adjusted to various positions. Including a position where you can easily get out of the chair. This means that a stand-up chair is actually also a senior armchair, which can meet the same description. However, there is a catch here. Providers call all kinds of things ‘senior armchair.’ It could just as well be a fully electrically operated, luxurious armchair with all the comfort that entails, as it could be a slightly lowered, solid oak chair with a nostalgic velvet fabric – which cannot be adjusted. Hence, you should never think that you have arrived by searching online for ‘senior armchair’.Source: Fitform press material

What can an optimal stand-up chair do?

An optimally designed stand-up chair will easily cost you several thousand euros, but then you also get something. Take, for example, the example of Fitform shown here, introduced under the glowing name (yes) ‘stand-up wellness armchair.’ This chair, the Fitform Wellness armchair 612, is custom-made, for starters. Attention has been paid to ergonomics, but also to design. You have an adjustable lumbar and head support. The seat depth and height of the armrests are tailored to the needs of the client when made. You get quite a few adjustment options, namely a footstool adjustment, tilt adjustment, backrest adjustment and of course the stand-up function. The mechanisms that make all this possible have three motors and fully automatic operation. But luckily all that technical stuff is concealed in the chair as invisibly as possible.

Checklist for purchasing a senior lounge chair

• Does the chair optimally suit your body shape?
• Does the chair have the adjustment options you want?
• Is the price according to your wishes and options and if not, have you compared various providers?
• Have you not forgotten that you can often haggle on the price, especially if you are able to pay in one go?
• Are you given satisfactory advice in the store or by the manufacturer?
• Do you have any questions or doubts and if so, can the supplier of the armchair answer them satisfactorily?
• Do you find the chair attractive in appearance?
• What about the warranty and maintenance options?
• Have you checked whether you run the risk of unpleasant surprises, such as extra costs for additional work or delivery?
• Do you feel free to buy or not, and are you not pressured, for example if you have already been extensively informed?
• What about returns in the event of unexpected dissatisfaction?
• Have you made several visits to the provider, or allowed several days to pass so that your decision is well-considered and not impulsive?

Senior armchair against dementia

There are senior armchairs that are used by the vital senior to sit and get up more comfortably. There are senior armchairs that are useful if people have more serious movement complaints. But there are also senior lounge chairs with surprising properties that alleviate medical conditions. The ThevoChair is relatively unknown. This chair rocks, but it cannot be compared in the slightest to that good old rocking chair. The ThevoChair is not only beautiful and luxurious in appearance according to the manufacturer itself. But, and here’s the thing, the chair also has a scientifically proven rocking mechanism. This rocking helps reduce symptoms of dementia. It turns out that this helps increase perception, reduces anxiety and depression and makes people calmer. The chair is stable and does not tilt, helping to make sitting and standing up easier. You just have to figure it out…