In old age, it's a fulfilling and happy life to stroll around, have tea, and gossip with old friends. But this is too physically demanding for the elderly over 80 years old and have difficulty with their legs, so it would be great to have a suitable mobility tool at this time.

So, what kind of mobility tool is appropriate for the elderly? First of all, if the mobility of the elderly is weak or no longer able to move, it is not recommended to use a mobility tool that requires human power. Then the sensitivity, reaction ability and other aspects will become very slow. The mobility tool certainly can not be too fast, but also to ensure safety, but also to control the simple, the elderly can learn how to open it; they do not need a driver's license, you can move smoothly on the road. Therefore, light electric wheelchairs and electric scooters for the elderly are more in line.

However, comparing the two, we still prefer the light electric wheelchair. This mainly takes into account the following two aspects.

(1) Higher safety.

Lightweight electric wheelchairs have more safety configurations and are more secure than electric mobility scooters. It can be said that no elderly mobility tool will be safer than a light electric wheelchair. And the speed of a lightweight electric wheelchair is also more friendly to senior citizens. The fastest speed of our common outdoor type electric wheelchair is 6km/h, which is a little faster than our walking speed. This speed is more appropriate. If the speed is too fast, if there is an accident on the road, the elderly will not be able to react, and it is easy to happen danger.

It only needs one hand to control the car's driving direction, and the turning radius is also small so that it can adjust the driving direction more flexibly. In contrast, the latter generally needs two hands to control, and the turning is also larger, so the elderly can't control the direction very well.

In addition, light electric wheelchairs belong to the medical equipment category and usually need to have medical equipment production qualification manufacturers, so there is strict quality control. However, many mobility scooters are produced by small workshops, and the quality is not guaranteed.

(2) The applicable scenario is broader.

Lightweight electric wheelchairs are smaller and lighter than electric mobility scooters, so they are more widely applicable to the outdoors and indoors. For example, if an older person wants to go to the grocery store next to their home to buy food, they can directly drive their electric wheelchair in and shuttle freely, buy the food they need, then put the food in the shopping basket behind the wheelchair and drive home. The whole process is very convenient as it does not take much effort.

If the elderly want to go to the hospital to see a doctor or buy medicine or something like that, the elderly can also directly drive the light electric wheelchair into the hospital. Even if the hospital is crowded and the place is as big as a maze, the elderly can drive to the consultation room and communicate with the doctor face to face effortlessly with the help of the electric wheelchair.

I don't know if you have noticed this phenomenon: we will see older adults in light electric wheelchairs in shopping malls, supermarkets and hospitals, but in these scenes, we don't see older adults driving around in electric mobility scooters.

Some older adults must go out to easily enter and exit the subway and high-speed rail in light electric wheelchairs. Some electric wheelchairs that meet aviation standards can also directly board the plane. Lightweight electric wheelchairs enable the elderly to follow transportation to different parts of the world with their legs and feet.

In addition, some light electric wheelchairs are more comfortable than electric walkers. They are not tired of sitting for a long time, so they are more suitable for those older adults who have difficulty with their legs and rely on mobility tools for a long time; moreover, light electric wheelchairs have more functions than walkers, such as remote control folding and remote control lying, which can provide more convenience for the elderly.

In general, light electric wheelchairs are more suitable for senior citizens in terms of safety and applicability. If you need more detailed information, welcome to contact us!