Pensioners in Maidstone step in to plug gap left by Red Cross

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00:00Wheel Easy is a short-term loan mobility aid service. The perception of wheelchairs is that

00:09people have them for permanent use. We loan them just for a few weeks at a time. We usually loan

00:15them to people that are perhaps injured from an operation or accident or have had a life-changing

00:25time in their lives that they need to be a bit more mobile. Our range of wheelchairs go from 13 inch

00:34children's wheelchairs up to the bariatric 24 inch which take you up to 25 stone. All of our

00:41wheelchairs can have leg elevators and other accessories like bags to hold oxygen tanks etc.

00:48Having a wheelchair short-term can improve a person's mobility drastically. It improves family

00:55life. You can still get out and about even if a person is limited by what they do. A lot

01:02of our clients don't like using crutches. They don't feel safe on crutches. So a wheelchair

01:08short-term can take you out further than what you would go on crutches. All of our volunteers

01:14are very passionate about what we do. So if you'd like to join us with volunteers, please

01:19give us a call.