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Discover the heart of CareCo. From inspiring stories of our brand ambassadors and local charity partnerships to highlights from our latest community events, explore how we’re supporting independent living across the UK.

Helping Your Grandparents Stay Independent: A Guide for Young People

February 03, 2026 - by Jon Wade

If you have grandparents you help care for, following these tips will allow you to do so while respecting their independence and allowing them to live safely on their own. 

Win Your Product December Prize Draw Winner!

January 22, 2026 - by Will Harrison

When we called to let Desmond know he had won he was very surprised but was extremely thankful to our team for letting him know.

Bringing CareCo Closer To You

January 06, 2026 - by Joe Abbitt

We closed out 2025 by opening three new showrooms, Braintree, Oxford, and York, bringing our commitment to comfort, independence, and expert advice to even more customers across the UK.

Win Your Product November Prize Draw Winner!

December 08, 2025 - by Will Harrison

After purchasing our Rollafold Rollator, Carolyn left a review, which saw her automatically entered into our new monthly Win Your Product prize draw.

Our new brand ambassador Paralympic champion Charlotte Henshaw MBE

December 07, 2025 - by Will Harrison

Charlotte is an inspiration and aligns withour values of making the world more accessible for everyone. We’re really excited to be working with Charlotte, someone who’s an inspiration to so many.

Volar 10 Comfort Wheelchair: How my father inspired innovation at CareCo

October 31, 2025 - by Simon Bidle

My background in engineering helped me to identify improvements we could make to the Volar 10, which would make it more comfortable and practical for people like my dad, and so I took my suggestions to CareCo’s product development team.

CareCo Supports Per Ardua 21: RAF Veterans Take on the World's Toughest Row

October 14, 2025 - by Jon Wade

CareCo is proud to be supporting Per Ardua 21, a team of four RAF veterans as they row across the high seas in the World’s Toughest Row, which sees teams from all around the world gather to row from the Canary Islands to Antigua.

Reach for the sky with Flying Scholarships for Disabled People

October 03, 2025 - by Joe Abbitt

Founded in memory of Group Captain Sir Douglas Bader, a WWII Spitfire pilot who continued his flying career after losing both his legs in an accident, FSDP has, for over 40 years, changed hundreds of lives.

Meet the Installer: Why trust starts at the doorstep

July 16, 2025 - by Joe Abbitt

That personal approach is key to why CareCo is a Which? Trusted Trader. "You always ask before entering-it’s their home, and that respect matters,"

In Confidence with Ruth Telford - CareCo Ambassador, Model & Radio Host

July 15, 2025 - by Joe Abbitt

Ruth Telford began her modelling career in her 50s, after decades as a full-time mum. Since then, she's graced advertising campaigns, appeared on hit shows like Coronation Street and Emmerdale, and even hosted her own local radio chat show.

CareCo Mighty Hikers Raise Money for Macmillan Cancer Support

September 17, 2024 - by Jon Wade

On Sunday the 8th of September, the CareCo Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) team braved the elements along the treacherous Pacific Course in the name of Macmillian’s Mighty Hike imitative.

CareCo Supports Spirit of Normandy D-Day Veterans with a Fleet of Wheelchairs

June 05, 2024 - by Jane Bunting

The Spirit of Normandy Trust contacted us earlier in the year seeking assistance, as several of their veterans wanted to travel over to Normandy for the D-Day celebrations, but required mobility assistance. As a thank you to our war heroes we gifted 6 Optima Self-Propelled Wheelchairs, which seemed the perfect choice for veterans who are defiantly independent, but sometimes need a helping hand too. 

CareCo’s 31st Showroom Opens in Peterborough

May 31, 2024 - by Craig Kennedy

CareCo Peterborough will serve thousands of customers in Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and south Lincolnshire. It will showcase CareCo’s extensive range of mobility products, furniture and useful gadgets. Our friendly team of mobility experts will be on hand to offer demonstrations and to help you choose what you need.

CareCo Stoke will open on 1st March 2024

January 31, 2024 - by Craig Kennedy

CareCo Stoke is be our first Staffordshire location. It showcases a wide range of CareCo mobility products, furniture and gadgets, with our mobility experts on hand to help you make the right choices.

New CareCo Hull showroom is open for business

January 03, 2024 - by Will Harrison

The 29th CareCo showroom is now open for business! Serving customers in the North East of England, CareCo Hull is our latest state of the art facility, and carries a wide range of CareCo mobility products, furniture and gadgets.

Disabled Influencers Aren’t Only A Marketing Device

October 20, 2021 - by Pippa Stacey
It’s no secret that the word ‘influencer’ has become quite a loaded one over the last few years. We’re at a point in time where in most people, that word conjures up quite a set image: conventionally beautiful people living aspirational lives, with hundreds of thousands of people following said lives online.

The End Of Lockdown, But Not The End Of Loneliness

March 19, 2021 - by Pippa Stacey
I have an energy-limiting chronic illness, and because of necessary pacing and activity management to keep on top of my symptoms, I’m primarily based at home. I work from home, socialise from home, and do my best to live a full and happy life from home…

CareCo Remains Open To Support You in Lockdown 3

January 05, 2021 - by Will Harrison
While the coronavirus pandemic has created great turmoil for millions of people all over the world, remember that you are not alone - we are all struggling together during this time. Most importantly though, this lockdown will hopefully be the last one, if the vaccines that have been created are successful in stopping the virus from affecting the most vulnerable.

CareCo Opens New Mobility Showroom in Preston

December 18, 2020 - by Will Harrison
This week we opened our 19th mobility showroom, in Preston, Lancashire. It's filled it to the rafters with only the best mobility aids from the biggest brands around. CareCo Preston can be found on the east side of town on the Blackpool Road (A5085), at the junction with Ribbleton Road and Londridge Road (B6243). It joins several other mobility stores in town, such as Millercare Mobility Spe...