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Home Medical Equipment Resources
When you or someone you care about needs medical equipment at home, figuring out what equipment you need is often only the beginning.
Should you rent or buy? What will it cost? Does insurance cover it? Will it fit in the home? Who delivers and sets it up? What should a caregiver know? And how do you safely care for the equipment once it's there?
Prosperity Health's Home Medical Equipment Resources are designed to help you understand the entire process—from choosing equipment to living with it at home.
Prosperity Health provides home medical equipment throughout Greater Boston, the North Shore, MetroWest, the South Shore, Southern New Hampshire, and surrounding communities.
Hospital Beds
Lift Chairs
Oxygen & CPAP
Power Mobility
Wheelchair Ramps
Stair Lifts
Important: Prosperity Health is a self-pay home medical equipment provider. We do not currently bill or accept Medicare, Medicaid, Medicare Advantage, or private health insurance for equipment rented or purchased through Prosperity Health.
Start Here: Choosing & Paying for Home Medical Equipment
You don't need to become an equipment expert before contacting us. But understanding a few basics can make it much easier to decide what makes sense for your situation.
How to Choose Home Medical Equipment
Not sure where to begin? Start with the person, what the equipment needs to accomplish, and how it will work within the home.
Our guide covers equipment types, home considerations, useful features, renting versus buying, cost, delivery, and the difference between equipment guidance and medical recommendations.
Medical Equipment Rentals
Sometimes you don't know whether equipment will be needed for a few weeks, several months, or longer.
Learn when renting may make sense, how the rental process works, what affects rental pricing, how extensions and pickup work, and which types of equipment may be available to rent.
Home Medical Equipment Costs & Pricing
Medical equipment pricing can vary considerably based on the product, features, accessories, rental duration, delivery, setup, installation, and other services.
Our pricing guide explains the factors that affect cost and what to ask when comparing equipment providers.
Insurance & Medicare for Home Medical Equipment
Insurance coverage for durable medical equipment can be complicated.
Learn about common Medicare, Medicaid, Medicare Advantage, and private insurance considerations, documentation and supplier requirements, and the difference between obtaining equipment through insurance and choosing a self-pay provider like Prosperity Health.
Getting Medical Equipment Into Your Home
Choosing equipment is one step. The next question is practical:
How is this actually going to work in the house?
Preparing Your Home for Medical Equipment
A hospital bed may need caregiver clearance around it. A power wheelchair needs usable pathways. A lift chair needs room to move. Ramps and stair lifts depend on the physical layout of the property.
Learn what to consider before equipment arrives, including:
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Room dimensions
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Doorways and hallways
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Stairs and entrances
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Furniture and clear pathways
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Electrical access and charging
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Caregiver space
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Delivery routes
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Useful photos and measurements
Living With Home Medical Equipment
Once equipment is in the home, it becomes part of everyday life.
Understanding how to use, care for, and pay attention to your equipment can make the transition easier for both the person using it and the people helping them.
Home Medical Equipment Safety
Our general safety guide covers practical considerations for hospital beds, lift chairs, power wheelchairs and scooters, oxygen and CPAP equipment, ramps, and stair lifts.
It also explains when an equipment question belongs with Prosperity Health or a manufacturer—and when a medical question should go to a healthcare professional.
Resources for Families & Caregivers
Very often, the person researching medical equipment isn't the person who will use it. It's a son or daughter preparing for a parent's discharge. A spouse trying to make the home safer. A family member suddenly coordinating equipment, appointments, medications, transportation, and care at the same time.
We've created resources specifically to make that process easier to navigate.
A Caregiver's Guide to Home Medical Equipment
Our caregiver guide walks through the process from a family member's perspective—from talking with the healthcare team and understanding equipment recommendations to preparing the home, arranging delivery, learning the equipment, and adapting as needs change.
Home Medical Equipment FAQs
Have a specific question and just want a quick answer?
Our FAQ covers many of the questions families ask us about:
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Equipment options
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Renting and buying
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Pricing and payment
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Medicare and insurance
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Delivery and setup
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Preparing the home
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Equipment maintenance
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Service areas
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Getting started
Home Medical Equipment Available From Prosperity Health
These resources can help you understand the process. When you're ready to look at equipment, Prosperity Health offers solutions across several major home-care categories.
Home Medical Equipment Across Greater Boston & Southern New Hampshire
Prosperity Health serves customers across a large portion of Eastern Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire, including:
Boston & Greater Boston • North Shore • MetroWest • South Shore • Southern New Hampshire
Our broader service area includes communities such as Boston, Cambridge, Newton, Waltham, Beverly, Salem, Peabody, Danvers, Gloucester, Newburyport, Haverhill, Lawrence, Methuen, Andover, North Andover, Framingham, Natick, Quincy, Braintree, Weymouth, Nashua, Salem NH, Derry, Londonderry, Manchester, and many surrounding communities.
Delivery and installation availability can vary depending on the equipment and location.
Not Sure Where to Start?
That's exactly what these resources are here for.
You can learn about the process first—or simply contact us and tell us what's happening.
Let us know who the equipment is for, what has been recommended, where you're located, and what you're trying to prepare for. Prosperity Health can help you understand the available equipment, rental and purchase options, pricing, and practical next steps.