Warehouse Location:
A Caring Closet
7500 NE 16th Ave, Suite 1E
Vancouver, WA 98665

Donation Hours:
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and first Saturday of the month 10 am – 1 pm

Donate New and Gently Used Durable Medical Equipment (DME)

Do you have new or gently used durable medical equipment (DME) you no longer need? Your donation can make a life-changing difference for someone in our community.

A Caring Closet accepts donations of clean equipment that is operational and ready for a new home. Donate today and help change a life!

Please ensure equipment is clean, operational, and has all parts and chargers! 

Mobility & Accessibility Equipment

  • Walkers (all types)
  • Wheelchairs
  • Power Chairs & Scooters
  • Canes & Metal Crutches
  • “Canadian”/Forearm Crutches
  • iWalks/Knee Crutches
  • Shower Chairs & Transfer Benches
  • Sit to Stands & Lifts
  • Ramps (Please call if over 6′)
  • Lift Chairs (working, no stains or tears)
  • Car wheelchair/scooter lifts 
  • Hoyer Lifts & Slings
  • Hospital Beds
  • Transfer Poles
  • Grab Bars
  • Pressure Relieving Mattress/Pad
  • Bed Rails
  • Hospital Bed Side Table
  • Knee Scooters
  • Transfer Sheets

Toileting & Incontinence Products – opened packages ok! 

  • Briefs & Pull Ups
  • Disposable Underpads (Usually known as “Chux,” but all brands accepted)
  • Clean Washable Underpads
  • Personal Pads
  • Booster Pads
  • Toilet Risers
  • Versa Frames
  • Bedside Commodes
  • Urinals*
  • Bedpans*
  • Liners

Home Health/Other

  • Wound Care – all sterile packages must be unopened and unexpired
  • Hearing Aids and Batteries (working only – see Lion’s Club recycling program for damaged equipment)
  • Saline (unopened, unexpired)
  • Medical Gloves
  • Sock assists
  • Reachers/Grabbers
  • Dressing Sticks
  • Compression Socks
  • ACE bandages
  • Blood Pressure Monitors

Physical Therapy

  • Ice Therapy Machines 
  • Foam Wedges
  • Donuts/other cushions
  • Exercise Bands
  • Floor Peddler

Every item donated helps someone regain their independence, mobility, and dignity — all at no cost to the recipient.

Together, we can make mobility accessible for everyone.

Thank you for supporting the health of your community!

Items We Are Currently Not Accepting

Due to limited warehouse space and fluctuating demand for certain items, sometimes we politely decline items. Currently, we are full on:

  • All Braces
  • Walking Boots
  • Gait Belts
  • Foot Drop Boots/Diabetic Boots

Items We Can't Accept

We appreciate every donation, but there are some things we are not able to accept. Please see our list of alternative partners below who accept some of the items we do not. At present, we cannot accept:

  • Dialysis Solution: we have heard it makes great plant food!
  • Reading Glasses – the Lion’s Club has a great program!
  • CPAP Machines & Accessories
  • Syringes (even sealed/unopened)
  • Catheter Supplies
  • Feeding Tube Supplies
  • Oxygen supplies & tubing
  • Walking boots – we tend to accumulate them; not a high-demand item (try New Heights Clinic below)
  • Home furnishings & linens

Alternative Partners

New Heights Clinic, 5912 NE 78th St. Vancouver, WA 98665

M, T, W, Th: 9-11am & 1-4pm

  • Walking boots
  • CPAP Machines & Accessories
  • Wound Care (sealed)

NW Furniture Bank, 13503 SE Mill Plain Blvd. Ste 114 Vancouver, WA 98684

T-Sa: 9am-4pm

  • Home furnishings

Humane Society of SW Washington, 360-693-4746

  • 1cc, 3cc, and 5c sterile/unexpired luer lock and luer slip syringes with or without needles

Open House Ministries, 900 W. 12th St. Vancouver, WA 98660

M-Sa 10-6

  • Clothing
  • Household Items
  • Toiletries

Clark County Veterans Assistance, 907 Harney Street #200 Vancouver, WA 98660

M-F 9-4

  • Clothing
  • Toiletries
  • Food

Lion’s Club Glasses & Hearing Aid Recycling