Originally Posted by pondering_it_all
I'd be careful with those scooters. Don't get addicted too quick. If you can still get around with a walker, do it just to keep the ability to stand. My mom had both broken hips replaced and she never made the effort to get back on her feet. Got a motorized wheelchair and never walked again. Now she can't stand up so the health workers have to pick her up to do chair transfers and such. She also slides right out of her motorized recliner now and then.

We use a lift at home because Karen cannot walk or stand and hasn't been able to even stand for about eight years. It's a motorized lift built into the bedroom ceiling and we use a sling.

You have to be trained to operate it properly, it has a lot of torque, the kind that can cause injury if you mess up.

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