Debbie, Here in Tucson there are places that deal in very low cost rentals of equipment donated to them by people who no longer use them or whose family members have since recovered or passed away. I first learned of them through our non-profit community food bank. If your community has a low-income food bank or similar volunteer organization they might be your best bet for beginning a search.
As an example, two years ago I was able to rent an electric hospital bed frame plus a low air loss matress for a total of $120/mo. It was a $5000 air matress, hardly used at all. Not long after I finished renting it (they clean & service between users) they sold it for less than $800. Good luck in your search! Regards, --Tod ---- Debbie Hamilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have been fighting pressure sores and my home health agency has acquired an > air mattress with a pump. It's called a low leak mattress by drive medical. > It really isn't anything special. I'm doing a 70/30 rental split with > Medicare. My monthly fee is $270. That's outrageous. They're getting over > $900 a month just to rent me this mattress. I asked the company how much it > would cost for me to buy one outright. They said after they had received > approximately $14,000 in rental fees I would own the mattress. What an > absolute joke! So I'm going to try to find an air mattress to buy and > thought maybe someone on the list could help me. There's got to be some used > ones out there or something way cheaper that would still help with pressure > sores. > > > Debbie > C4 incomplete/April 2005 >
