I am very interested in the topic of lifts, especially in memory care. Any thoughts/suggestions?

Where I live memory care is for people who need a locked facility and behavioural supports related to dementia but don't need other physical help with ADLs. Once a person needs lifts their care needs increase; it's not just an inability to stand but an inability to do everything else a walking person can do with minimal assistance such as dressing, toileting, getting to the dining room etc, plus they become a greater fall risk.

I would review your father’s contract first to search for any language in there that states the center does not use lifts.

It may be their policy not to use them. Once a facility agrees to offer a service - ie a Hoyer Lift - the center then needs to provide staff training on its use including how to troubleshoot, etc. Usually a maintenance log and schedule are then required of the center mgmt and staff must comply.

The center may not have the staff to assure this & may not have wanted to take this on.
( providing transfers via lifts). If the senior can’t stand and pivot with minimal assistance often this signals another level of care needed in that setting. That’s why the rules in your father’s center are in place. The center management has already decided this.

Using a hoyer lift requires two staff present to operate. In a center the 2 staff rule is difficult to meet if the center is not staffed to meet it.

I would bet they aren’t going to change their policy & allow lifts. It’s unfortunate but true.

Have you asked the Director if Nursing why they don't have one? Is it possibly due to state regulations?