Stairlift on 70’s open tread staircase, not completely wall attached . Help !

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Looking into options to help keep MIL safe at home .
She’s in a classic 1970’s home. The open tread staircase starts as freestanding, not attached to the wall. The first turn is adjacent and attached to the wall and continues attached to the wall as it turns.
Has anyone come across this when having a stairlift fitted ? Is there a way to install a stairlift with this kind of staircase.
Otherwise we are looking at converting the garage and downstairs toilet into a shower room.
All advice very welcome thanks 🙏

Stairlifts aren't attached to the wall anyway

The other option might be a through floor lift. Expensive but might be cheaper than downstairs conversion?

againandagain. Thanks. I just can’t work out how one could be fitted.
The lift idea is interesting... how much would that cost ?? Anyone out there have an idea ?
The conversion of the double garage into a bedroom, incorporating the adjacent downstairs toilet and plumbing into a shower room would probably be best but most painful in terms of running a project and disturbing MIL’s peace.

Ok. So... have a think about whether upstairs would still be accessible even with any kind of lift.

For older people it's often a false economy. Once they're upstairs, they can't use the bath anyway.

Downstairs living with level access shower means (crudely) you could be unable to walk but remain at home with appropriate care to use facilities.

You can put in ceiling track hoist for example (highly unlikely)

However, stairlifts can buy time if it's just the stairs that are difficult.

Any turn in the track usually adds £1k. It gets expensive quickly!

Through floor lifts (I think) are about £5k+

Through floor lift probably only stair option, I think you need a referral to a community it occupational therapist

Through floor lifts are brilliant, but expensive. There was one already here when we moved in (DD needs it) but we are going through the process of having it replaced as it’s ancient and keeps breaking!!!

Latest paperwork I saw put cost at about 13k. It’s being funded by a Disabled Facilities Grant - through OT/Council etc. So may be worth speaking to them - but I have no idea how it works with older adults and funding.

You could probably do a lot of conversion of downstairs for that amount. And as a PP has said it’s not just the stairs it’s how she would manage ‘living’ up there - and space is such a huge issue especially if she needs carer support in the future.

Any sort of lift would need a service contract too which is not cheap.

My mum's got a stairlift fitted and it fixes to the stair tread, so I can't see that there would be an issue.

Thank you so much you all ! You are giving me so much great info here.
This is a new development, she’s determined to stay in her home but is having trouble with the stairs.
It’s so difficult to know what is the best thing to do. We aren’t in the same city so wouldn’t be able to help supervise a conversion, l think conversion as Etihad says is the most sensible thing to do but l worry about the disruption to her.