The track can be straight or curved, single or intersecting. Adapted door headers allow for passage from room to room or from room to corridor. Any installation can be altered or reversed should the need for the equipment change or disappear. Equally important, the ceiling can be restored to its original condition once the ceiling lift has been removed. Transfer with a fixed ceiling lift A fixed lift runs on track mounted to the ceiling.
Transfers are either manual or motorized.
Where manual equipment is used, the caregiver slides the user along the friction-free rail. In the motorized transfer, horizontal movement is activated by a hand control held by either the caregiver or the user. The motorized transfer eliminates caregiver effort altogether and is also the application for self-mobile users in independent living situations. In a portable environment only the trolley is mounted in the track, while the lift itself is portable. This way, the lift can be used on unconnected tracks, in the same room, separate rooms or different buildings.