My mother is 90 years old and needs an oxygen machine. It is vital for her to live. Insurance will not pay for it, she cannot afford it and the family is poor. Does anyone have any ideas on how we can or can help us get an oxygen machine for mom? She needs a type of portable oxygen machine that makes its own oxygen.
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Second, the portables with which I'm familiar can produce oxygen; however, they are not of unlimited duration. They're battery operated, and the batteries have limited life, whether they're the kind which can be inserted in to the kangaroo pouch or the batteries which are in the concentrator permanently (except for change out only by qualified pros.)
If your mother needs it, I don't understand why a doctor has scripted for it, for 24/7 use. Could you elaborate? Doesn't she have Medicare?
You would be able to get a stationary concentrator, a larger machine which produces oxygen, and either (a) back-up E tanks (b) an adapter which allows for smaller tanks to be recharged through the stationary concentrator, or (3) a portable concentrator with batteries.