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What to know about differences in scooter and powerchair wheel drives

What to know about differences in scooter and powerchair wheel drives Though the overarching goal of all scooters and powerchairs is the same — to expand your horizons and boost your independence by increasing your mobility — there are several tweaks within to help riders find the best fit for them, depending on circumstance, preference or style. How exactly the chair propels is one of these. Scooters and powerchairs fall into three categories: [...]

March 14, 2022|Scooters|

How to choose the right mobility scooter

How to choose the right mobility scooter One of the main ideas behind our products and services and mobility products at large is cultivating and maintaining independence. Acquiring and using a mobility scooter is perhaps the best manifestation of this concept. After all, what could be better than a product that, figuratively but also quite literally, gets you where you're going? As with any tool with as wide a range of [...]

February 14, 2022|Scooters|

We have solutions when it comes to bathroom modifications

We have solutions when it comes to bathroom modifications For those with mobility challenges, bathrooms intersect at a dangerous and unfortunate point: they can be among the least accessible rooms in most homes, especially older structures, and yet visiting the bathroom is at some points imperative and at others absolutely necessary. There are few greater tests, after all, of one's independence. Tri-State Mobility consults on, carries and installs products to make that [...]

Is your business ADA compliant?

Is your business ADA compliant? Owners and operators of brick-and-mortar businesses generally know at least a couple things as it relates to the Americans with Disabilities Act: the law mandates that your place of business be reasonably accessible to those with disabilities — but beyond that, it's the right thing to do. Let’s look first at what the ADA says your business needs to look like. Remember, this applies to newly constructed buildings as [...]

The right sleep chair will help you take a load off, and get back up and at it

Golden’s Twilight sleep recliners offer several positions to find the perfect angle for ultimate comfort and relaxation! The right sleep chair will help you take a load off, and get back up and at it Taking time to take a load off is so important The Band wrote and performed an enduring hit, "The Weight," referencing it. (Does "Take a load off, Fanny," ring a bell?) But eventually, we all [...]

How a vehicle lift can help you with your next scooter or powerchair adventure!

How a vehicle lift can help you with your next adventure! One of the best parts of a mobility scooter or powerchair is the increased independence it gives owners, including the ability to continue to maintain a lifestyle of moving around out and about.Along with that, for most, an obstacle that can arise as it relates is getting your scooter or powerchair from your home to the place you want to visit and [...]

November 1, 2021|Scooters, Vehicle Lifts|

There can be great benefits in adding a stairlift to your home

There can be great benefits in adding a stairlift to your home One of the most common obstacles to being able to continue to safely and conveniently reside in one's own home is stairs. After all — for most of us — our joints will wear down eventually and make it difficult or impossible to go up and down staircases. If you already live in a one-story house, that's no big deal. [...]

September 21, 2021|Stairlifts|

How scooters can help with your mobility needs and an independent lifestyle

How scooters can help with your mobility needs and an independent lifestyle Most seniors want to maintain an active lifestyle as long as possible — be that where they live, or how they live. Scooters can help seniors keep their mobility in a practical and safe way — and how better to retain one's independence than to be able to get where you're going, wherever and whenever you want? At Tri-State Mobility [...]

August 20, 2021|Scooters|

5 common mobility modifications for seniors who want to stay in their home

5 common mobility modifications for seniors who want to stay in their home Most seniors want to remain in their own home as they age, and home modifications may be needed to allow this to be done in a practical, safe and comfortable way. But how do you know what is needed and how do you go about getting it done? While it may seem intimidating to work through the processes, it [...]

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