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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My mother was on oxygen for several years. The large concentrators are noisy and the tubing is a hazard but she got used to that and moved the concentrator to another room so it wasn’t so noisy. Her medicare/insurance  wouldn’t cover a portable unit in addition to the large one but she was able to buy a used one from a neighbor (not legal to sell medical equipment on the side but she knew the person (who had died) and the POC was fairly new and served her well. She could keep that in her walker and have shorter tubing.

My father in another state was able to get both a portable and large concentrator.

Both received O2 tanks in case of power failure. They are very heavy and not viable for regular use IMO. They were provided by the same home health agency that provided the concentrators.

There is a fair amount of info online about POC brands, weight, running time. They are $3k or more however. You might press the home health car agency to see if they can provide a portable one in addition to the large one. [/quote]
My mom is similar in regards to the large concentrator.  They get used to it.[/quote]

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