2019 was a fantastic year for CareCo - it was our 10th year in business as CareCo and our most exciting yet, with five new showrooms opened, many new products launched, and many happy customers. We've also welcomed 80 new starters this year, doubling our staff, with new roles created in the showrooms and at our Brentwood head office. There have been some interesting developments in the mobility...
When we think of a disabled person, usually the first image that comes to mind is somebody with a physical disability who requires a prosthetic limb, walking aid or a wheelchair to get around. Few people will immediately think of those who have invisible, or hidden, disabilities. By their nature, a hidden disability is not obvious just by looking at a person, although for the individual it can ...
Last month one customer's initial in-store experience left a lot to be desired, but after our social media team and general manager contacted her she agreed to come back to discuss what happened and how we can help.
One Saturday in October, I found myself somewhere I didn’t think I’d be age 24, at a CareCo mobility warehouse. I was looking for a mobility aid which would improve my quality o...
We knew that opening a new mobility shop in Glasgow would allow us to serve many new customers, but our delivery driver was not expecting to have to take to the seas to deliver a Relaxor 4 riser recliner this week!
All Aboard The Sound of Scarba!
This week Tam Roman, our Glasgow delivery Driver, was a bit surprised when his sat nav told him the shortest route to the next customer, who li...
Most of the products we sell are eligible for VAT exemption. VAT relief is applied to any product that is designed to assist people with a chronic illness or disability, as well as people over the age of 60 that have reduced mobility and strength. It does not matter whether you are buying the product for yourself or for somebody you care for, the VAT can be excluded. So there is no need to cla...
Get Your Mobility Scooter Winter Safe
With summer well and truly over and autumn already turning bitterly cold in some parts of the UK, it is time to start thinking about giving your trusty mobility scooter its annual service. An annual service is a great way to keep your scooter running efficiently and safely,
Why You Need To Service Your Mobility Scooter
As with any mechanical device, ...
Last night CareCo attended the annual Access and Mobility Professional (AMP) awards ceremony in London, which was held at The Law Society on Chancery Lane. CareCo were finalists in the Dealer of the Year (Rest of the UK) category, an award that recognises the top-performing mobility retailers in the UK that have led the way in what has been a challenging year in the mobility market. Although we...
Traditional travel scooters, the ones that can be dismantled into 4 or 5 parts, are slowly loosing favour to modern, lightweight electric folding scooters. Without doubt, it is far easier to prepare a mobility scooter for travel by pressing a button than it is to dismantle it. But there is one big problem with folding scooters - their weight. Most people are unable to lift a 25-30 kg mobility s...
On 7th October 2019, we opened our first mobility showroom in Scotland. Our Glasgow showroom is at at 324 Battlefield Road, Glasgow, G42 9JD, in the Mount Florida district in the south east of the city, close to Hampden Park, home of Queens Park F.C. This is our largest mobility showroom so far and includes warehouse storage that will improve our deliver times all across Scotland.
When freezing temperatures start to creep in, the elderly and very young can be very vulnerable. Keeping warm is absolutely vital – not only will it keep your immune system in great shape for fighting off colds and flu, but warmth can be especially soothing for those who suffer with poor circulation or regularly feel the strain of sore joints and muscles. Some people, especially those who live ...
CareCo is today a national British mobility retailer, with shops across England, Scotland and Wales. It employs over 160 people in 15 locations and ships 3,000 products a week from its warehouse at the Brentwood HQ. But how did it get to where it is today? Today I sat down with Will Harrison to learn about how the company first started out and what its plans for the future are. The journey star...
This month CareCo's directors Will Harrison and Tom Stansfield, along with CareCo's senior buyer, Katrina Russell, attended the world's largest mobility trade fair in Dusseldorf, Germany. Rehacare hosted 751 exhibitors and over 38,000 representatives from the disability and mobility industry passed through the doors. Manufacturers from all over the world showcased their latest innovations, and ...
This week we heard that Katie Price bought herself a pink mobility scooter to get back on the road during driving ban. She was given a three month driving ban after being caught drunk inside her pink Range Rover. To get around the ban, she bought herself a pink mobility scooter, which the Mirror described as "often used by the elderly and disabled". However, riding such a scooter on public roa...
We are excited to announce that on July 1st CareCo is launching its first nationwide television advertising campaign on ITV3. Our ads will be shown in the afternoons, so look out for us during Heartbeat, Classic Emmerdale, Classic Coronation Street, Agatha Christie’s Poirot, and A Touch Of Frost.
This year we have opened four new mobility shops in Maidstone, Cheltenham, Leeds, and Milton...
If you have more advanced COPD and struggle to walk a mobility scooter is the best option. For those who find it hard to walk around the home, then a powerchair might be required.
Electric cars have become a viable form of transport in the last few years, and as a result, we have seen EV charging points spring up at service stations, supermarkets, hotel car parks and in all manner of other places. Mobility scooters, on the other hand, have been providing affordable and green transport across our towns and villages for 40 years, and there are to our knowledge, no charging...
Home Adaptations
Most new homes are built with accessibility in mind, with 33 inch wide doors and level thresholds becoming more common in new-builds, but for older homes it can be a challenge to make a home fully accessible to wheelchairs and powerchairs. Here we run through some of the changes that you can make and the practicalities of carrying out the work.
Create Level Thresholds
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Today we heard some major and unsettling news in the mobility aids industry - BetterLife Healthcare, a part of Lloyds Pharmacy, has just ceased online trading.
Today we look at the 5 different types of insomnia which often affect people with mobility issues. Insomnia – the lack of sleep – is a problem for many people. Once limited to those suffering from stress or patients with underlying illness, there are now many more causes, affecting all age groups. In a recent study released by the Netherlands Institute for Neuropsychology, five types of insomni...
Since the economic downturn of 2008, the major parties in government during that time have had to deal with a difficult problem: the cost of elderly care. Somehow, someway, government, the NHS and councils are having to find new ways of meeting these costs. The total cost of elderly care to government (including local authorities) as around £23bn every year. That number is only going to get hig...
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