Events beyond one's control happen in life, and the occurrence of unsolicited change is much more common with advanced age. Slips and falls that compromise mobility indefinitely can occur in a flash, and change one's reality forever.

The privilege to drive a car can be taken away without notice because a doctor recognized signs of failing cognition which the driver and family members missed. The aging process advances physical deterioration that may already exist within the body from past injuries due to car accidents, repetitive movement in the workplace or illness that impedes one's mobility. 

Paul Laderoute, managing director of Advanced Mobility Products, points out that the need for mobility assistance equipment can materialize without warning. 

"It's the type of equipment where people don't really know what they need until they need it," he says, adding that when the equipment is needed - it is often needed immediately. 

This position is a stressful one in which to be for both the individual requiring the equipment and his or her family. They not only have to deal with the physical event that now causes the need for the new equipment, but they also have to process all the technical information associated with the equipment and absorb the unexpected cost. 

Advanced Mobility Products is much more than just a retailer of homecare and mobility products such as wheelchairs, scooters, walkers, stair lifts and bed lifts. The team has experienced firsthand what it is like to live with compromised mobility, and their number one goal is to provide clients with the equipment needed to regain freedom and independence while remaining comfortable and safe. They also stock all the parts required to repair and service the equipment they sell, so downtime for customers is kept at a minimum. 

The Advanced Mobility staff members do a thorough needs assessment with each client to determine which equipment is best suited to his or her needs and environment. Then they take the time to educate the client as much as necessary until the new equipment is being fully utilized. Throughout this entire process, the client's comfort and safety is of the utmost importance because mobility equipment should cause a progression of independence, not a progression of deterioration. 

The Advanced Mobility team knows that helping someone choose the proper mobility equipment can have a great positive impact. Paul recalls one gentleman who was confined to his bed for five years while in the possession of a $35,000 mobility system because he could not operate it comfortably or safely. A sales person from Advanced Mobility identified his needs and set him up with the proper equipment and training, and the gentleman was mobile both inside his home and out the door within five minutes. 

"That's a testament to due diligence."

Advanced Mobility Products
101 - 8620 Glenlyon Parkway, Burnaby BC
PH: 604-293-0002  Toll Free: 1-800-665-4442
www.advancedmobility.ca