Over the last year my Wife's mobility has deteriorated and also her cognitive capacity. I am looking to automate various aspects of the home to make it easier for her to navigate the house. This is a new area to me so I would value any help people can give.
My first task is the stairs and the stair lift.
Thanks
My first task is the stairs and the stair lift.
- Despite the chair being in full view at the bottom of the stairs there are times my wife uses the stairs. Then she gets frightened when she wants to come back down and forgets how to use the call buttons. I would like to put some sort of proximity detector that triggered a visual/audible signal when anyone is on the bottom step.
- When using the stairlift at night she often forgets to turn on the stair light so ends up in the dark the top. The stairs and upstairs landing are all on one light circuit with 2 x 2 way switches and 2 x intermediate switches in the circuit. Unfortunately none of the switches are that near to the bottom of the stairs. I would like to be able to trigger the light to come on when anyone is using the stairs but keep the existing switches as well. Is there a way of doing this without copious wiring such as using wireless detectors and override switches?
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