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Osaka Industrial Design Institute Magazine
Reprint of NY Times article - Kipps Bay Project, Theodore Roosevelt Home Today
"Manufacturers and industry executives interviewed by TeamRehab Report agreed that while funding for patient lifts remains a major concern, there is help available. For mobile or freestanding lifts, the situation is generally good, sources report. In some states, Medicaid and private insurance will often cover the cost of a lift, provided it is medically necessary. For ceiling-mounted track systems, however, the funding situation varies. And the cost here is twofold: the purchase price of the lift, as well as the installation fee. Depending on the extent of the layout, the cost for ceiling track systems can run to about $l0,000 installed, according to designer Todd Brickhouse, of Brickhouse Design Group, Ltd., Massapequa Park, N.Y. His firm installs a variety of vertical lifts, stairway lifts and other mobility aids.
