Author: Kirk Knestis
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Story: Customize Your Wheels
Just like many drivers customize their cars or trucks, users of mobility devices can personalize their wheels to reflect an owner’s tastes and interests. We’ve seen some wonderful examples but this is a favorite among WheelCare.Health’s current clientele. We actually replaced this resident’s rollator some months ago so, helping the owner and a community staff…
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For Sale: Light Aluminum Drive Rollator
This is a nearly new, classic style Drive brand 4-wheeled rollator, basic black and lighter than steel framed models thanks to its aluminum construction. It’s in excellent shape, having been donated to our Resale/Rehome program with only minimal use. It features height-adjustable handles, a typical padded seat, under-seat storage bag, and foam covered backrest bar.…
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Story: A Tale of Two Rollators
We sold the twin 3-wheel rolling walkers to a family with a wonderful story answering the question of “Why jump on the WheelCare.Health buy one, get one deal?” They explained that their father, at 91 years of age, has a “girlfriend.” He was excited about our BOGO deal because it would allow him to have…
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Sold: Blue Streak Wheelchair
This is *another* nearly new Drive brand Blue Streak wheelchair, donated to our Resale/Rehome program in really amazing, near-new condition. A very popular model, featuring swing-out/lift-off footrests, flip-up short arms to allow table or desk access, and high quality upholstery. EDIT – this is a 20″ wide chair. It folds flat for transport in a…
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For Sale: Lumex Aluminum Rollator
This is a nice 4-wheel rolling walker donated to our Resale/Rehome program, clean and ready for use. It’s a classic folding design, with hand-operated brakes, a flip-up seat, and under-seat storage. Its aluminum frame makes it lighter than steel models of a similar design. It’s a standard size device but the both the legs and…
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Sold: Drive Winnie Lite Supreme 3-wheel Walkers
His and hers? Best buddies? One upstairs, one down? Spare for the beach house? Whatever, this is your chance to buy one, get one free! These retail for about $120 but you can have one for $40—or BOTH for the same price! They are nearly new Drive Winnie Lite Supreme aluminum, 3-wheel rollators donated to…
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For Sale: Super-light Travelscoot
This 3-wheeled Travelscoot Deluxe mobility scooter is the lightest electric mobility device we have ever had contributed to our Resale/Rehome program. It features cycle-style handlebars and brake levers, forward and reverse gears and a thumb-operated throttle to control speed. It has a light lithium-ion battery and folds into to a ridiculously small package. This example…
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Rehomed: Medline Aluminum Rollator
This is a nice, Medline classic style 4-wheeled rollator, that is lighter than typical thanks to an aluminum frame. It’s in great shape, having been donated to our Resale/Rehome program. This one features a particularly classy padded seat, under-seat storage bag, and a cool accessory organizer hanging on the backrest bar. It has large diameter…
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For Sale: Ultralight Aluminum Rollator
This is a refurbished example of one of our favorite rollators, what is probably the lightest 4-wheel walker we ever see in our Resale/Rehome program. This is a classic design, distributed under a variety of brand names, with hand-operated brakes and flip-up padded seat. The typical under-seat bag has gone missing and we haven’t yet…
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Sold: Nearly New Blue Streak Wheelchair
This is a nearly new Drive brand Blue Streak wheelchair, donated to our Resale/Rehome program in really amazing, near-new condition. A very popular model, it’s a typical width chair, featuring swing-out/lift-off footrests, flip-up short arms to allow table or desk access, and high quality upholstery. It folds flat for transport in a vehicle. We can…
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Sold: Steel Drive Rollator
Donated to our Resale/Rehome program, this is a Drive brand 4-wheeled walker (or “rollator”) in nearly new condition. This is the classic Drive design, with hand-operated parking brakes, under-seat storage, and flip-up padded seat. Proceeds from this sale will support our nonprofit mobility equipment service program. The price includes sales tax and we can accept…
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Sold: Pride Zero Turn 8 Mobility Scooter
Donated to our Resale/Rehome program with relative few miles and in great condition, this is a Pride brand Zero Turn 8 4-wheel power scooter. It has a very tight turning radius and a dual-motor drivetrain. This model, typical of Pride’s products, breaks into four manageable pieces for transport, including in a typical car trunk or…
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Sold: Jazzy Carbon Power Chair
This is a very low miles Pride Mobility “Jazzy” Carbon power chair, donated to our Resale/Rehome program. It is in excellent, user-ready condition, having required only typical bolt-check and quick cleaning to get it ready for a new home. It is light—less than 45 pounds—and folds for transport in the trunk or back seat footwell…
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Story: Life is too short…
…to live with a worn out walker. At a recent introductory Roll In Workshop, a senior community resident asked if we could fix her very basic, 2-wheel, aluminum walker. The wheels were rattling and play in the folding pivots made the entire frame wobbly. I suggested we could just give her a new one from…
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Story: Another Reason for the 3-wheeler
User preferences between 4- and 3-wheeled mobility scooters vary a lot and are often strongly held. Generally coming down to a question of how secure the scooter feels over inconsistent surfaces like curb cuts, users often like what they like and won’t even consider the other option. However, a client mentioned something today that we…
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Sold: Go Go Elite Traveler Mobility Scooter
Traded in to our Resale/Rehome program, this is a Go Go Elite Sport 3-wheel power scooter—the smaller of the common Pride Go Go 3-wheeled scooter options. It provides less passenger room but the pieces are smaller and lighter when the scooter is broken into its component pieces for transport. Broken down, it will fit in a…
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For Sale: Nova 3-wheel Rollator
In excellent, very low-miles condition when donated to our Resale/Rehome program, this 3-wheel rolling walker is very maneuverable and fits through narrow spaces. It has a large storage basket and tray—and a cool cup holder. Note that the compromise for its compact, maneuverable design is that it has no seat. Large diameter tires allow it…
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Sold: Drive Nitro Euro Style Rolling Walker
This is nice, low-miles example of one of our favorites—Drive brand Nitro Euro Style 4-wheeled walker (or rollator). This style of rollator is particularly handy because it collapses flatter than other designs, and stands by itself when folded. It’s mechanically in excellent shape, with bearings and brakes all checked and adjusted, and all hardware tight.…
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Sold: Ultralight 4-wheel Walker
This is an essentially unused example of what is probably the lightest rollator (4-wheel walker) we ever have donated to our Resale/Rehome program. This is a classic design model by Walgreen’s, with hand-operated brakes, under-seat storage, and flip-up padded seat. The legs and hand supports are both adjustable for height, but its best feature is…
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For Sale: Unused Drive Rollator
Donated to our Resale/Rehome program, this is an unused Drive brand rollator (4-wheeled walker). This is the classic Drive design, with hand-operated parking brakes, under-seat basket, and flip-up padded seat. Proceeds from this sale will support our nonprofit mobility equipment service program. The price includes sales tax and we can accept a variety of forms…
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For Sale: Super-folding Wonder Walker
Donated to our Resale/Rehome program, this is a brand new, 2-wheeled Wonder Walker Plus, from the Stander company. It folds into a package that’s about 5 by 7 inches when viewed from the top, making it far more compact than any 4-wheel rolling walker (rollator). Extremely well made, this device is offered here for less…