Lift Recliner Chairs in Hobart

4-motor lift recliner chairs, delivered and installed free across Hobart

The Sophie Embrace is a 4-motor electric lift recliner chair: head, back, legs and lift each move on their own independent motor, so you get the exact position you want instead of a handful of fixed combinations. Sleep Sophie is rated 4.8 from 223 reviews on ProductReview.com.au and 4.6 from 90 Google reviews. Every chair we sell in Hobart comes with free delivery and free professional installation — our own team carries it into the New Town lounge, across to the Howrah living room or out to the Kingston home, positions it, and demonstrates every function before they leave. Pricing starts From $5,245 – $6,150, all-inclusive.

Every Sophie Embrace lift recliner is backed by a 2-year comprehensive warranty — covering the chair you'll sit in every day, not just the parts nobody worries about.

To stand, the Embrace tilts gently forward so you rise without loading your knees or hips; to rest, it reclines the whole way to flat, which most recliners can't manage. It's rated to 250kg on a frame built for daily lifting, and the wired remote uses large, high-contrast buttons that take only a light press — chosen with arthritic hands in mind.

How many motors do you need?

Most lift chairs on the market run two motors, moving back and footrest together through a handful of fixed combinations — adequate for a plain recline, restrictive for anything else. The Embrace's four motors drive the head, back, legs and lift independently, so the position you set is genuinely your own. Legs raised for circulation with the back still upright, or the head supported without reclining fully? A two-motor chair can't pull those movements apart.

Weight capacity is the other question worth asking before buying in Hobart. Many lift chairs stop at 110–150kg; the Embrace's four-motor lift mechanism is rated to 250kg, with a frame designed for the daily strain of lifting someone to their feet rather than just holding a seated weight. Tasmania's choice of local mobility showrooms is smaller than the mainland's, so it's worth asking any supplier the same two questions: how many motors, and what lift weight rating — those answers do most of the differentiating.

Built for a Tasmanian winter, and an older state

Tasmania is the oldest state in Australia — median age 42 at the 2021 Census, the highest in the country, with around one in five Tasmanians aged 65 or over — so a chair that helps someone rise safely and sit comfortably is everyday equipment here, not a novelty. Add a cool, damp Hobart winter and the appeal is obvious: raise your legs for circulation while staying wrapped upright and warm, then bring yourself smoothly to your feet without a cold struggle out of a low lounge. For many older Tasmanians it becomes the chair the coldest evenings are spent in.

Using NDIS or Support at Home funding in Hobart

The Sophie Embrace is NDIS-approved assistive technology, so where an occupational therapist has assessed the need, it can be funded through an NDIS plan. Support at Home, which replaced Home Care Packages in November 2025, funds equipment separately from everyday care budgets through its Assistive Technology and Home Modifications (AT-HM) scheme — the high tier covers up to $15,390, comfortably above the chair's price. We prepare the quote and supporting paperwork, talk directly with your OT or plan manager, and can invoice the provider directly. DVA documentation is available on request. Read more on our NDIS funding and Support at Home funding pages.

Delivery across Hobart and all of Tasmania

Free delivery and free professional installation cover Greater Hobart — the City of Hobart, Glenorchy, Clarence and Kingborough, from Sandy Bay and Battery Point to Moonah, Rosny and Blackmans Bay — with the same free service extending across the island to Launceston, Devonport, Burnie, the North West Coast and the East Coast. There's no Bass Strait freight charge waiting at the end. Older weatherboard homes with steep front steps and narrow hallways are routine for our installers; tell us about access when you book and we'll plan around it.

Coming home from a Hobart hospital?

Many Tasmanian families first call us while a parent or partner is recovering at the Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart Private or Calvary Lenah Valley after surgery, planning what needs to be ready before discharge. A lift recliner chair is frequently recommended for people recovering from joint surgery or managing conditions that make standing from a low chair difficult and risky. Tell us the expected discharge date and we'll aim delivery, installation and the demonstration to land before it, working directly with the hospital OT on the clinical detail where needed.

Access shapes the decision in Hobart's older housing stock — a chair that needs to be manoeuvred through a narrow West Hobart hallway or fit a specific corner needs to be measured properly, not guessed at. Tell us your room dimensions and we'll confirm the Embrace's footprint, fully upright and fully reclined, before you order.

Pricing and what's included

Each price is all-in: delivery anywhere in Tasmania, professional installation and positioning, a walkthrough of the lift, recline and flat-lying functions, and packaging removed. Burnie rather than Hobart adds no freight surcharge, and no assembly fee turns up later in the fine print.

Talk to a Hobart mobility specialist — call 1300 9 SLEEP

Call 1300 9 SLEEP (1300 975 337) Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm AEST, with Saturday and Sunday by appointment. We'll talk through fit, access and funding before anything is ordered — no showroom, no pressure. Pair a chair with an adjustable bed in Hobart for a complete day-and-night setup, or browse the full lift recliner range. We deliver and install the same way in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Canberra.

“Everything about this purchase, from initial enquiry, to the ongoing customer service, through purchase, arranging delivery and installation has been so easy! Everyone at Sleep Sophie has been a pleasure to deal with. The bed itself is awesome.”

— Angie, QLD · verified Sophie adjustable bed review on ProductReview.com.au