If your mobility has become limited so that you can need some help navigating around, a portable mobility personal mobility scooter that are the ticket. Not an electric wheelchair, a mobility personal mobility scooter is a comfortable chair with livewell jaunt mobility scooter arms that sits on a platform, and underneath the platform are four small wheels with a very refined turning radius so that it’s very easy to go around in small places and turns that are tight.

You navigate the personal mobility scooter, usually, by turning it on with a key; two handlebars are in front, similar to bike handlebars, and you simply turn the personal mobility scooter left or right or go straight ahead to manage your direction. The personal mobility scooter is usually powered by pressing handlebar “throttles” built into the handlebars in the front; you can stop or brake in this way as well. The personal mobility scooter itself runs on batteries that are recharged often; usually, these batteries have a distance life of several miles before they need recharging.

Who are portable mobility scooters NOT suited for?

However, portable mobility scooters may not be for everyone. If you have trouble sitting up , nor have a lot of chest muscles mobility, an electric wheelchair may be a better option. That’s because portable mobility scooters assume that you do have some chest muscles strength and can hold yourself upright quite easily. In addition, you will need some dexterity and some arm strength in order to manage operating the personal mobility scooter.

When should you consider a portable mobility personal mobility scooter?

If your mobility is still quite fine but you tire easily when you try to walk for long mileage outside, this type of personal mobility scooter is the perfect solution for those long trips outside when you want to take the grandkids to the zoo or something similar. In addition, if you don’t have a lot of walking ability but you simply need a little bit of extra “motorized help” to do the things you need to, this type of personal mobility scooter may also fit nicely.

How the mechanized scooters work

In general, the company you choose the mechanized personal mobility scooter from will schedule an appointment to come out and see you so that you can be fit with the proper size. The technician who comes out to fit you will also show you how to operate the personal mobility scooter within the process.

Personal mobility scooter lifts

Scooters come in several weights, but in general, the most heavy-duty ones come apart in several pieces with the smallest piece weighing a good 40 to 50 pounds. Therefore, until you have very good standing ability and significant chest muscles strength, you can have to have a personal mobility scooter lift to be able to get the personal mobility scooter in and through your car shoe. Alternatively, you can also have a personal mobility scooter lift fitted onto a jeep so your personal mobility scooter itself does not need to be taken apart and can be put in the jeep unchanged.

How are portable mobility scooters paid for?

In most cases, if your shape warrants it, your insurance, Medicaid, Medicare health insurance, and/or a combination of these should cover the cost of portable mobility scooters and personal mobility scooter lifts, with perhaps a small co-pay or something similar.

If you do not have insurance or another of these programs, such as Medicaid or Medicare health insurance, some non-profit organizations may be able to help you afford a portable mobility personal mobility scooter and lift if you need them.