My husband had a fall recently which seems to have accelerated his decline. However it has resulted in visits from an occupational therapist. They have been helpful in some ways like providing some equipment and arranging for carers to come in for re-enabling. A stair lift has been mentioned and I have had three companies round to give me quotes. Unfortunately I don’t have a house with a big hall and staircase as depicted in their brochures and my options are limited and as my husband can shake quite badly I think it might be dangerous. Reading an old post about stair lifts the advice was to consult the OT however my OT had no views on the matter and I don’t know how to get independent advice on this. Generally I find it difficult to get advice on anything its always ask someone else.. I’m sorry about the moan but I am finding it so difficult dealing with our situation and find myself constantly stressed and in tears. Maybe someone on this forum can help.
You are not moaning at all—this is a super stressful situation, so please give yourself some credit.
Don’t buy anything from salespeople just yet. Contact your local council’s adult social care team for a formal housing adaptation OT assessment, or check out Living Made Easy for totally independent advice. Given his tremors, an independent OT needs to check if a harness or through-floor lift is safer for your narrow staircase before you make any decisions. Hang in there!
Hello @witsend, thank you for your post. We’re sorry to hear that your husband had a fall recently, which has accelerated a decline. This must be really hard for both of you. Please do not apologise; it’s okay to find this hard and be unsure what decisions to make. We are here for both you and your husband. You don’t have to navigate this alone.
We’ve got information on choosing equipment and adaptations on our website, which you might find helpful: Choosing equipment and adaptations | Parkinson's UK
We’re also at the end of the phone. Nothing is too big or too small. You can call us for free and speak to our trained advisers, including specialist Parkinson’s nurses: 0808 800 0303.
Take care 
Hello @witsend I know how hard this may sounds. But sometimes we have to make decisions that are taken out of our hands , we brought in 2005 a lovely new 4 bed house progress by 2021 ment the stairs were getting a problem there was no way a stair lift was going to fit without major work , maybe a lift , maybe covet the garage but in the end we moved to a bungalow sovled a lot of our problems and hopefully future proof us both as were all going to get older
@witsend Agree with what @louisowen2608 says look into if you can have a lift that goes up through the ceiling. If not you might have to look at things like converting a downstairs room or even if you should move to a bungalow or ground floor flat
Yeah, exactly. It’s definitely a huge upheaval to even think about converting rooms or moving houses, but looking at the bigger picture early on saves so much stress compared to forcing an unsafe lift into a narrow space.