My Father passed away at the end of Sept. He had a long list of new in him medical equipment brought to him in August and Sept. Most of it was set up for him, but never used. A lot of it is still in the original shipping box, There is equipment...walker, shower bench, bed railings, bedside commode, blood pressure monitor, personal alarms, etc, etc. and supplies. Cases upon cases of chucks and depends. Boxes and boxes of ensure. I have called so many place to donate this stuff...and no one ever calls back. I have tried the local church...council on aging....senior care network...nursing homes....hospice.... No one ever returns my call. All are glad to take my name and number, but at is the end of it. Can anyone suggest to me how I can donate this stuff to an organization that will make sure a senior that cannot afford it will get it. I do not want this to go somewhere that is just going to turn around and sell it.
I'd give it more shot, but when I called, I might insist that I speak with the person in charge of getting the items and that if I couldn't get a time and place for them to pick them up by 5:00 that day, it would be too late.
Did you try Good Will and Salvation Army?
Why I am mentioning this was I was donating items that my late Dad had in his room. He had a brand new wheelchair so I was thinking about donating. It wasn't until I received a second invoice that I starting thinking maybe this wheelchair was "rented", sure enough it was. The small dollar amount on the first invoice I thought was a co-pay and that Medicare had paid for wheelchair.
think a bit outside the box as the organizations you mentioned above might have licensing regs that would prevent them from re-using this equipment
I do need to say this though. Make absolutely sure that you are not just leasing the DME before you give it away. You might just be able to return those items to the provider. Look through the paperwork.
Call whoever is in charge of a homeless shelter. They might have some use.
Good luck and best wishes for your success. Let us know if you do find new homes for the items, as others of us will have that situation someday.