Have you ever heard the saying, “We are not as young as we used to be?” As we get older we forget to do simple everyday tasks to ensure our own safety. Falls happen at home for many reasons. Our goal as a DME provider is to help you prevent falls at home. There are […]
Pride Mobility introduces a power chair that delivers a whole new approach to mobility and access. Pride is making a big deal of this new chair in their marketing and advertising. And it is not hard to see why. We brought in one of these chairs as a demo unit for our showroom and […]
Despite the fact that most Americans would like to spend their retirement years living in their own home, many are forced into hospitals, extended care facilities, nursing homes or retirement communities. Some of these are great, some less than desirable. The truth is that home medical equipment such as wheelchairs, ramps, bathroom aids, and stairlifts […]
These two recent articles highlight some of the ironies of our hobbled healthcare system. On the one hand, pharmaceutical companies are spending record amounts on advertising–mostly targeted directly at doctors and consumers. The biggest spender, Johnson & Johnson, shelled out $17.5 billion on sales and marketing in 2013, compared with $8.2 billion for R&D. One […]
This story illustrates the complexity of navigating our healthcare system. Imagine what its like when you’re an elderly citizen, on a fixed income, with limited access to transportation, and a rudimentary grasp of the internet and online self-service. We’re glad to see a doctor who is part of the system explain his difficulty in getting […]