If you need medical equipment for home or for long-term use, it is your responsibility to purchase, borrow, or rent these items unless you are in the BC Palliative Care Program.
Example equipment includes walkers, wheelchairs, mobility aids, patient lifts, hospital beds, and bathroom safety items.
The following pages explain options for obtaining medical supplies and equipment, and programs that can help.
Options to buy, rent, or borrow personal medical equipment for safety and independence at home.
Learn about funding programs to help you get medical or adaptive equipment for home use.
MEPP provides short-term medical equipment rentals to BC residents experiencing financial hardship.
