VivaLift! Ultra PLR-4955

The VivaLift!® Ultra PLR-4955 is the Pride® lift chair that adds VivaLift! Tilt to a true-infinite recliner, then layers on three heating pads and a lower-back air massage. In our West Springfield showroom, this is the chair we sit people in when they want to change how their weight is supported — not only how far back the backrest goes — and when warmth and a gentle massage are part of the daily routine.

Pride offers the Ultra in Small, Medium, and Large (PLR-4955S, PLR-4955M, and PLR-4955L), each with a published 400-pound weight capacity. Those sizes do not share the same seat depth, seat-to-floor height, or wall clearance, so the right choice depends on the rider. If you want similar tilt and comfort features plus a built-in audio system, we will compare it with the Premier. If you want warmth without tilt or massage, the Radiance is the simpler comparison.

Comfort and everyday use

The Ultra uses Pride’s Total Comfort seating and a deluxe biscuit back, with a fully padded chaise and a footrest extension so you can stretch out. Three heating pads sit in the shoulders, lumbar, and seat, with three heat levels, and an air-bladder massage applies gentle pressure to the lower back at three intensity settings. Heat and massage controls are placed on the inside of the armrest, which is handy once you are already settled in the chair. A hideaway wireless charging station and a hideaway cup holder are built into the arms, and a lithium battery backup is standard.

• VivaLift!® Tilt, with a knees-elevated, more weightless recline
• Three heating pads in the shoulders, lumbar, and seat, with three heat levels
• Lower-back air massage with three intensity settings
• Power headrest, power lumbar, and a footrest extension
• Hideaway wireless charger and cup holder
• Toggle remote and a lithium battery backup

Positions and technology

True-infinite positioning lets the backrest and footrest move independently, and the power headrest can lift the head, neck, and shoulders without forcing the whole backrest to follow. Tilt is the Ultra’s signature motion: Pride designed it so the chair can recline into a position where the knees are elevated above the heart. Combined with heat and massage, that is a different experience from a standard three-position lift chair, and it is worth trying slowly in the showroom rather than choosing from a photograph. The ergonomic toggle remote handles lift, recline, and the comfort functions; we will walk you through it until it feels natural.

Sizes, fabrics, and who it is for

Pride’s published height guides are 5'4" and below for Small, 5'5" to 6'1" for Medium, and 5'10" and above for Large. Standard Capriccio fabrics are Cappuccino, Dove, Slate, and Smoke on all three sizes. Pride also offers Sorrento leather in Coffee, and Trento fabric in Brown and Charcoal on Medium and Large (confirm current availability for Small). This is a good chair if you fit one of those three sizes and you will actually use tilt, heat, and massage. Sit in more than one size if you are between measurements, and check the wall clearance — the Large needs more room than the Small or Medium when it is fully open.

Specifications

Available configurations

Pride® identifies this product as an FDA Class II medical device designed to aid individuals with mobility impairments. That is the manufacturer’s intended-use language, not a recommendation that this model is right for every person. Published dimensions, capacities, and features can vary with the rider and with manufacturing tolerances. We will confirm the current specifications in writing before you decide.

Product photographs are courtesy of Pride Mobility. Specifications come from Pride’s current product and specification pages on pridemobility.com and should be confirmed before purchase. Visit our showroom at 1779 Riverdale St., West Springfield, MA. We serve households throughout Western Massachusetts and Northern Connecticut.