Abstract: A device for lowering a fixture mounted on a high ceiling that requires a ladder to access the fixture includes a docking mount adapted to be mounted on the fixture, a docking station adapted to receive the docking mount, and a tether operably connected to the docking station and the docking mount for raising and lowering the fixture between a fully raised operating position and a fully lowered servicing position. The docking station or the docking mount has an annular inner surface, while the other has an annular outer surface that engages the inner surface in self-aligning, mating engagement. The inner surface may be disposed at an angle with the outer surface disposed at substantially the same angle as the inner surface. The device further includes a motor rotatably coupled to a pulley attached to the tether and a controller for activating the motor to rotate the pulley.