How do you rent walkers/mobility aids in Scotland?

June 6, 2009 8:27 AM

Where can I rent a rolling walker to help my future Grandmother-in-Law getting around for a few weeks in Scotland? I just moved to the Aberdeen from the USA to get married and in the chaos of arranging a wedding, I'm trying to be helpful by finding ways for my fiancee's grandmother to get around.

My future Grandma-in-Law is from Australia and usually uses a walker something like this. She isn't able to bring it with her and I'm looking to rent/buy used a similar one for up to £50 for her three week stay. Is there a way to do this? Where would I look and who would I ask?

posted by nangua to Travel & Transportation around Scotland (4 answers total)

Best answer: I'd get in touch with Help the Aged/Age Concern in Aberdeen and explain the situation. I'm sure they'll either be able to loan you one or put you in touch with a body that can.
posted by ceri richard at 8:32 AM on June 6, 2009

Best answer: Seconding @ceri's suggestion, and adding the Red Cross who make short-term loans of equipment.
posted by Idcoytco at 8:56 AM on June 6, 2009

You should check out ShopMobility Aberdeen. This is a great service for tourists. I recently hurt my knee and was walking very slowly with a cane. In Salisbury, I was able to rent an electric wheelchair for the day at the cost 1 pound. It made such a difference - I could keep with the rest of the group and didn't have to limit my activities to how far I could walk with tiring out (not far). At any rate, they offer a wide variety of mobility aids at a very low price.
posted by metahawk at 3:04 PM on June 6, 2009

Response by poster: Got in touch with the Red Cross and they said they'd provide one free of charge! Thanks for the suggestions!
posted by nangua at 4:37 PM on June 8, 2009