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Home medical equipment such as wheelchairs, seating for wheelchairs, wheelchair lifts, patient lifts, bath safety products, elevators, hospital beds, scooters etc. are all products which no one ever thinks about until something happens that creates a imminent need.

If the cause of this need is due to a condition which progresses over a fairly long period of time the family and person in need will have time to adjust and prepare for future needs. If the need is created due to a sudden medical event or accident the family and person in need are going to have to make many decisions in a fairly short period of time on what, if any, home and vehicle modifications are needed and what, if any, home medical equipment will be needed.

Whether the need for home medical equipment is developed over a long period of time or suddenly, there is a lot of information which will have to be processed by decision makers or those in need. I've created wheelchair.ca to provide a source of information for those people, and while I may not have answered all of the questions that could come up during the decision making process, I believe the information in wheelchair.ca will be of benefit in helping our visitors get a good grasp of the benefits and drawbacks of many products and their features.

The links on the left of each page will take you to information relating to many different pieces of equipment, home modifications and resources.

Product Information links will provide fairly detailed information on specific types of equipment. This information is not specific to any brand or make of product but more targeted at providing the reader with an overall understanding of the general terms used by the home medical equipment industry, the variations of the equipment and some reasons why some wheelchairs and other equipment will benefit some people and not others.

Fact Sheets links will take you to pages which will provide information which is very generic but gives the reader an overview of what a decision maker should take into account when it comes to equipment, home modifications or vehicle modification needs.

Equipment Funding Sources links will take you to pages of information on what financial aid is available for wheelchairs and other home medical equipment which those in need can access. This information is set up geographically both nationally and provincially.

Other Resources links will take you to pages relating to non-profit events, home medical equipment dealer information and other resources of interest to users of wheelchairs and other medical equipment they may require.

I hope this information is helpful to those in need of wheelchairs, home medical equipment and home or vehicle adaptations and I'm always open to suggestions on how this site can be improved or requests for information that I haven't covered. Please use our Contact page if you'd like to contribute, comment or ask questions directly of me.

Thanks for visiting wheelchair.ca

Dave Stewart