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Answers About Mobility And Accessibility Equipment
Plain writing about how this equipment works, what it costs, what it does not do, and how to choose between the options. Written for anybody researching it, whether you buy from us or not.
Aging in Place
A Stairlift and a Lift Chair Are Not the Same Thing
One moves you between floors, the other helps you stand up from sitting. People buy the wrong one surprisingly often.
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Costs & Funding
What to Do With Mobility Equipment You No Longer Need
Most of it ends up in a garage. Where it should go instead, what is worth selling, and what genuinely should be…
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Aging in Place
Traveling With Limited Mobility: What to Sort Before You Go
Most of what goes wrong is arranged, not accidental. The calls to make, and what to do about equipment that has to…
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Aging in Place
Can a Mobility Scooter Get Up a Ramp?
Usually yes, and scooters have specific limitations that wheelchairs do not. Ground clearance, wheelbase and the turn at the top.
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Bathroom & Home Safety
Shower Chairs, Transfer Benches and Rolling Commode Chairs Compared
Five different products for five different situations. Choosing by price rather than by transfer is how people end up with the wrong…
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For Caregivers
Pushing or Pulling a Wheelchair on a Ramp
Going up is not the dangerous part. What to do at the top, what to do coming down, and the technique that…
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Bathroom & Home Safety
Safety Poles, Bed Rails and the Supports That Go Where a Grab Bar Cannot
Floor-to-ceiling poles, bed rails and transfer handles. What each one holds, where they are appropriate, and the one situation where they are…
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Aging in Place
Mobility Aids Explained, From a Cane to a Power Chair
The full range in order of support, what each one asks of the user, and the sign it is time to move…
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For Caregivers
Transfer Aids: The Cheap Equipment That Saves Backs
Boards, belts, turntables and pads. What each one does, who it suits, and the order to try them in before buying a…
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