Maple Leaf is a custom build manufacturer — only basic frames are held in stock and everything else is made to the specification on the order form you or your therapist complete. Manufacturing typically takes 2 weeks, then a further 5 to 7 days for delivery to you. If the equipment is needed sooner than that, tell us: we can often rent you something suitable to bridge the gap while the ordered chair is being built.

Because the same chair can differ by well over a thousand dollars depending on how it is specified — seat size, back type, cushion, footrests, weight capacity and upholstery all change the figure. A single price on a web page would mislead nearly everyone reading it. Call 604-240-2450 or send the form above and you will get a real number for the actual configuration.

The SuperTilt reaches 45 degrees, the MLT 35 degrees, the MLTR 30 degrees, and the LowRider 20 or 30 degrees depending on how the seat height is set. Both the MLT and MLTR include a reclining back as standard. More tilt shifts more weight off the sitting bones, so where pressure is the main concern the SuperTilt leads; where transfers or seat height dominate, the LowRider does.

The MLT gives slightly more tilt at 35 degrees against 30, and comes in three fixed seat depths. The MLTR adjusts infinitely from 15 to 19 inches, arrives with complete seating and a locking tray included, and is two inches wider. In short: the MLT suits one person using it long term at home, the MLTR suits a hospital or rehab unit where the same chair has to fit a different person each week. The frame codes also run opposite ways — MLT700A has rear wheels while MLTR600 does — so check twice on an order form.

Tilt rotates the seat and back together as one unit, so the hip and knee angles stay the same while weight comes off the sitting bones. Recline opens the hip angle by dropping the backrest away from the seat. Tilt is generally better for pressure relief because it does not drag the skin against the back; recline is often more comfortable for long rests and easier for some personal care. Several Maple Leaf chairs offer both, and which one leads should follow the assessment.

On a platform walker the forearms rest on padded supports and the weight goes through the elbows, rather than being taken through the hands on a set of grips. That matters where wrists, hands or grip strength cannot manage — after a fracture, with advanced arthritis, or where a standard rollator has already been tried and did not work. If the hands are fine, a stock rollator is almost always the better and cheaper answer, and we will tell you so.

Work it out from the seat width, and note that it differs by chair. The SuperTilt and LowRider are about 9 inches wider overall than their seat width. The MLT is 10 inches wider with large rear wheels or 6 with four casters. The MLTR is the widest at 12 and 8 — an 18-inch MLTR is 30 inches across with rear wheels. Measure the narrowest doorway on the route from the front door to where the chair will live, including any hallway turn, and tell us the number before we finalise the order.

Yes — these are specified with the order, not picked from stock. Frame colours run from standard blue and black through to brighter finishes, and upholstery options include patterned fabrics. It costs nothing extra to choose something the person actually likes, and for a chair someone will sit in every day for years that matters more than it sounds.

Not to start a conversation with us. But for anything complex — pressure management, postural support, or a funding application — an OT assessment makes the specification far more likely to be right, and Ministry funding generally requires one. Your therapist can also complete the manufacturer's order form directly. If you do not have an OT involved yet, we can tell you how that referral usually happens.

Roughly: seat width is measured across the widest point of the hips and thighs while seated, with a small allowance added so the person is not squeezed; seat depth runs from the back of the buttocks to just behind the knee, stopping short so nothing presses into the back of the leg. Both are easy to get slightly wrong, and a chair that is too wide costs stability and pushes the hand rims out of reach. We take the measurements ourselves before anything is ordered.

Sometimes, and often partially. MSP generally does not fund mobility equipment. Funding tends to come through Ministry programs (BCEA/PWD), extended health plans, ICBC or WorkSafeBC. The critical rule with Ministry funding is that approval must come before the equipment is purchased — buying first and claiming afterwards is the most common reason applications fail. Note that funding approval usually takes longer than the three weeks the chair itself needs, so start that process early. We provide the quotes and documentation these applications need.

We deliver and fit it in person, and adjustments within the chair's range — footplate height, back angle, armrest position, headrest placement — are part of that visit. Where something has been specified wrongly we work with the manufacturer to put it right. Because these chairs are built to order rather than picked off a shelf, this is why we take the measurements carefully at the start rather than guessing.

Yes. Our in-house financing is 0% interest with no credit check, split over 3, 6 or 12 months with a 10% deposit. You can estimate the payments on our payment calculator once you have a quote.