7 replies to this topic

[EmmaC]

Hi I'm in the UK and trying to find a lightweight to hire, before we buy, for a young guy coming out of hospital (newly injured) as the wheelchair service have given a heavy standard. Any ideas? thanks Emma

[Apparelyzed]

Hi,

Where abouts are you in the UK?

Regards

Simon

[EmmaC]

Hello,
The chap is leaving the Sheffield SIU and lives in Burton on Trent DE15
Thanks
Emma

[Apparelyzed]

The only one I could find is Here, but it doesn't look very promising, still, it may be worth checking out.

I know Bromakin in Loughborough sell secondhand wheelchairs sometimes, so it may be worth checking them out to see if they can help.

Has he looked into getting a voucher for a lightweight from wheelchair services?

Regards

Simon

[silone74]

Hi i was given a heavy old chair when i first left hospital so i bought a cheap aluminium one thats all i could do as no 1 hired them out i then got the voucher from wheelchair services and bought my own chair and have the aluminium as a spare.
I think the hired chairs are normally the same as the folder chairs from the wheelchair services but the british red cross hire chairs well loan them out thats all i can think of but stiil think they are the heavy type of chair though.



Silone74

[kewlcatkez]

The only thing I can think of is that some wheelchair manufacturers allow prospective customers to 'demo' their chairs so that you can see how you get on with them ( in hopes of a sale). I would think that they would not hire them per se. Might be worth looking into a particular manufacturer and seeing if the rep will lend a chair? if he is thinking of going with them. Its difficult to know what you want/need at first though..

Also when my first chair was being obtained, the wheelchair service lent me a 'lightweight' chair which was a rep's as I couldn't push the heavier ones (due to my dislocations), so perhaps a quiet word with a sympathetic OT might do the trick.....Mmm. Has it happened the 'lightweight' chair was still pretty heavy, but better than the alternatives..

Good Luck,

K

[Texaswheelz]

try to find some that lives nearby that might have a extra one laying around. I was going to be stuck with one of those heavy chairs when I got out of rehab, but I met another Para that let me borrow his old quickie until my new chair came in. If there was any one in my area that I knew of needing one I'd be more then happy to loan it to a newbie. I've given all my old ones away in the past, normally only keep 1 for back up.

[EmmaC]

Thank you, we are waiting for an appointment with the wheelchair service and will probably use the voucher but until then it's only standard provision. Emma