Dave, my wife has a lift recliner that plugs into the wall for power (no battery). I did not want to spend the money, but my wife’s sister convinced me. Smartest move I’ve made in a long time. Buy now for your wife’s future needs. You won’t regret it.

The lift chair has helped a lot. My husband needs cues to operate it but standing without it is next to impossible.

We have one for my Mom - she isn’t able to walk or stand on her own anymore, so the lift chair has been a G-dsend for me because it means fewer times a day bending over to lift her for me. My Mom started having difficulty pushing herself up and out of a chair on her own and she would have some difficulty maintaining her balance once she got up as well. Her physical abilities declined at a faster rate than her cognitive abilities. Not everyone ends up needing assistive devices, but they are helpful. Lift chairs can also qualify as Durable Medical Equipment and therefore might be at least partially covered by your insurance. ❤️

I would say from experience that a lift chair is not good. Two years ago I got one for hubby who had early stage Altzheimer’s and he could not remember how to work it! Luckily, the furniture store let us return it and apply the money to a recliner which we have no problem with. Just saying…

My mother had one, and it was a HUGE help to her. I would buy it.