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Rollators, walkers and lift chairs on the floor of our South Surrey showroom

2026 BUYING GUIDES

Buying Guides
Plain advice from our South Surrey showroom

Nine short guides to help you choose mobility and home care equipment, with the real figures for the products we carry.

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By the South Surrey Medical Equipment team
Updated September 2026

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GETTING AROUND

 

Wheelchairs, scooters and walkers

A smiling customer in a power wheelchair in our South Surrey showroom

Power Wheelchair Buying Guide

 

Where you drive, doorways, the fold, the lift and the battery, with the AEROLUX 2C our customers choose most.

An older man resting on an eFOLDi Compass folding scooter in a park

Folding Scooter Buying Guide

 

The heaviest piece you lift, trunk fit, the kind of fold and flying with the battery.

An older woman resting on the seat of an Evolution Trillium rollator at a waterfront railing

Walker Buying Guide

 

Rollator or walker? Handle height, weight, wheels and brakes, with real numbers from the Evolution Trillium.

A woman in a green folding wheelchair at a garden centre

Manual Wheelchair Buying Guide

 

Transport chair or self-propelled? Seat size, weight, the fold, wheels, arms and footrests.

An SSME team member shows an older customer the controls of a mobility scooter in our South Surrey showroom

Mobility Scooter Buying Guide

 

Range, hills, doorways, comfort and storage for full size scooters like the Bigfoot S-846.

Tilt-in-space wheelchairs arranged to compare in the SSME showroom

Tilt-in-Space Wheelchair Buying Guide

 

Tilt and seat size, with OT help, personalized fittings, a loaner while yours is built, and rentals.

AT HOME

 

Lift chairs, beds and bathroom safety

A Pride VivaLift! Radiance lift chair reclined in a living room

Lift Chair Buying Guide

 

Fit, how it reclines, heat and massage, backup batteries, and Golden's straight lift.

An SSME team member helps an older customer sitting on a hospital bed in our South Surrey showroom

Hospital Bed Buying Guide

 

Rent or buy, height range, controls, weight ratings, the mattress, and delivery and setup.

Shower chairs, commodes and a side entry tub on display in the SSME showroom

Bath Safety Buying Guide

 

Shower chairs, transfer benches, raised toilet seats and which grab bars hold your weight.

An SSME team member talks with a customer sitting on a hospital bed in our South Surrey showroom

RENTALS

 

Only need it for a while?

 

We rent hospital beds by the month, plus wheelchairs, rollators and knee walkers. Our rentals page explains when buying makes more sense.

 

See rentals →

The South Surrey Medical Equipment storefront in South Surrey

VISIT US

 

See it all in person

 

Our showroom is in South Surrey, minutes from White Rock. Please call before you come, so we can have the right equipment ready for you.

Unit 930, 15057⁠ 32 Ave
Surrey, BC V4P 0A2

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