I purchased this chair for my 97 year old mother. The chair looks good, sits great and the lift is smooth and quiet. Mom is short, about 5' 1" and her feet do not touch the floor so the chair was imbalanced and she was dumped in the floor twice within the first hour of having the chair. We were going to buy my step-dad a chair just like it so we simply gave it to him. The chair is made of a vinyl type material that is extremely slick. Just be cautious if purchasing this chair for an elderly or disabled person. I would not buy it if the individual is on the short side.