Your mobility product is a crucial part of your day-to-day life, and transitioning to a new one can be a bit of an adjustment process. There’s a reason that brand loyalty remains so strong amongst many mobility product users. Switching to a new mobility product, particularly if the functionalities are significantly different, can feel like a major life change – not least because it often is.

Easing the Transition

Lifestyle & Mobility have a wealth of first-hand experience in introducing people to mobility products. We pride ourselves on being a company which does not encourage people to make unsuitable purchases. When it comes to transitioning to a new mobility product, sensitivity to user needs is key. Occasionally, a particular model may have been discontinued. If a product has been discontinued, then a suitable substitute must be found. Continued availability of a product on the mobility market is most significant within specialist sectors.

Case in Point – Three Wheel Mobility Scooters

For example, there has been a lot of change with three-wheel mobility scooters in recent years. They are a product type which, themselves, are in a bit of a transitional phase. With significant loyalty existing to this type of scooter, switching to a new model may be unsettling. Some of the older models, such as the Pride iRide Mobility Scooter, are no longer on the market, and there was a period when the range was rather limited. There is a larger selection of products of this sort available now. They are a little different from what came before.

The new 3-wheel TGA Whill R, a different breed of 3-wheel mobility product

Powerchair Transitioning

Transitioning between two powerchairs is a different matter entirely from switching between mobility scooters. All but the smallest powerchairs, e.g. lightweight folding powerchairs, are products which users spend extended periods in. Naturally, this makes them feel like more of an extension of the user’s body. Lifestyle & Mobility try to minimise any disruption caused by switching from one powerchair to another. Most importantly, when it comes to prescriptive powerchairs, our expert assessors will get involved, and take into account even the most specific of requirements. Being able to swap over prescriptive cushions between powerchairs is also a useful option. It also helps make big savings, given the price which some premium pressure cushion systems can retail at.

Prescriptive Active Wheelchairs

What goes for prescriptive powerchairs, likewise goes for prescriptive active wheelchairs. Again, these products may be something of an extension of the user’s body, due to the levels of freedom and activity which they allow (and the amount of time each day which is likely to be spent using them) Again, Lifestyle & Mobility provide our customers with a wealth of prescriptive product expertise from our assessment teams to smooth over the transition.