Does Medicare Cover Grab Bars? What Families Should Ask
Grab bars come up early in almost every conversation about making a bathroom safer, and the coverage question follows immediately …
Mobility Scooter Storage and Charging at Home
Nobody thinks about where the scooter will live until it arrives. Then a machine the size of a small armchair …
Cane vs Walker: How to Tell Which Support Level Fits
Cane or walker is rarely a shopping question. It usually arrives as a family question, somewhere between noticing that a …
How to Transport a Mobility Scooter in a Car
A mobility scooter earns its keep the moment it goes somewhere. The trouble is that the scooter which handles a …
Floor to Ceiling Grab Pole: Which Type Fits Your Room
Some of the places people most need something to hold have no wall anywhere near them. The side of a …
Mobility Scooter Maintenance Checklist
Almost everything that strands a mobility scooter announces itself first. Tires go soft over weeks, range shortens gradually, a wheel …
Folding vs Roll Up Ramps: Storage, Weight, and Grip
Both of these are portable ramps with a continuous surface, both pack down, and both get recommended for the same …
Mobility Scooter Battery Not Charging: Fixes
A scooter that will not charge is alarming out of proportion to the usual cause. Most of the time it …
Bed Cane vs Bed Rail: Which Grip Suits Your Situation
Two very different products get bought for the same sentence: “she needs something to hold onto when she gets out …
Lithium Battery Upgrade for a Mobility Scooter
The appeal of swapping a scooter’s sealed lead acid pack for lithium is easy to understand. Lithium packs weigh less …
Does Medicare Cover a Wheelchair Ramp? How to Get an Answer
The front steps are usually the first thing that stops working. A wheelchair, a rollator, or simply a knee that …
Mobility Scooter Locks and Theft Protection
A mobility scooter parked outside a store, in an apartment lobby, or in an unlocked carport is a valuable machine …