Power Wheelchair Rental

[disny4ever]

Can anyone give me company names that rent power chairs.

Thanks for the info.

 

[CarolMN]

You'll get the best answer to your question if you post it on the on the disAbilities Forum. Many who post over there have lots of experience with the power chairs - they'll steer you to the companies that have good service as well as the best prices.

 

[~Czarina~]

Because I have so been there and done that and I had already cut and pasted this information into a thing for my grandmother and auntie...here you go! Hope it helps you!

Here's a list of places that DIS posters have rented from:
Care Medical:
http://www.caremedicalequipment.com/
Phone (407) 856-2273 • Toll Free U.S and Canada (800) 741-2282

Walker Mobility:
1-888-726-6837
www.walkermobility.com

RANDY'S Mobility is in Kissimmee 407-892-4777
http://randysmobility.com/

Colonial Medical
http://www.colonialmed.com/about_cms.html
(800)747-0246


(P.S. I am NOT taking credit for this. Thanks for sharing it with me DISers! )

 

[dianeschlicht]

I used a scooter from Care in August, and they were very reasonably priced and had great delivery and pick up service to the resort. It was only $150 for the week.

 

[SueM in MN]

Are you actually looking for an ECV (power scooter) or a power wheelchair?

ECVs and power wheelchairs are very different things, even though people sometimes use the names interchangeably. ECVs are usually driven with a yoke that is similar to a bicycle handlebars. ECVs need very little to no individual set up and only short instruction/practice to drive.
Power wheelchairs are driven with a joystick or some other sort of specialized control (like a mouthstick, sip and puff or head array) for people who don't have enough control of their hands to drive with a joystick. Power wheelchairs are much more expensive than ecvs. The computer that controls the power wheelchair has to be individually programmed for the person using it (the computer program is what interprets the movements of the joystick into telling the wheelchair what direction, speed, etc to move. It is more difficult (and takes more practice) to drive with a joystick (which controls both direction and speed at the same time) than driving an ecv.

You can rent an ECV from any of the sites that were listed by Czarina. You don't need any medical documentation (like an MD letter) to rent one.
The companies don't usually rent power wheelchairs unless you are already experienced with driving them (for example, have one at home, but don't want to travel with it). They need to know some things like seat length and width and the current computer settings that the person is using in order to set up the power wheelchair for use.

 

[disny4ever]

A power scooter would probably be the best wat to go. Thanks everyone for all the info.