Free Durable Medical Equipment Resources in North Carolina

Medical Equipment Loan Organizations by County (in alphabetical order)

Avery

Toe Valley Medical Equipment Loan Closet 

  • Address: 53 Pine Grove Rd, Spruce Pine, NC 28777
  • Eligibility: Avery, Mitchell, Yancey County residents 
  • Contact: 828-467-3167

Brunswick

Ocean Isle Beach Wheelchairs 

  • Address: 3 W 3rd St, Ocean Isle Beach, NC 28469
  • Eligibility: You will need a valid drivers license to rent a beach wheelchair.
  • Contact: 910-579-4221
  • Additional information: Nine beach wheelchairs (8 adult, 1 child) are available, with one floating wheelchair for the water. 

Buncombe

Piney Mountain United Methodist Church

  • Address: 14 Piney Mountain Church Rd, Candler, NC 28715
  • Contact: 828-458-3380 

Clarks and Alexander Chapel Medical Loan Closet

  • Address: 25 Clark’s Chapel Church Road, Weaverville, NC 28787
  • Contact: 828-658-1351
  • Hours: M-F 8-5

Cabarrus

Elder Orphan Care

  • Address: 349 Copperfield Blvd NE, Ste 211, Concord, NC 28025
  • Contact: 704-787-5280


Big Elm Ministries

  • Address: 905 McKnight Street, Kannapolis, NC 28081
  • Eligibility: Cabarrus County resident
  • Contact: 704-933-5862
  • Hours: By appointment only 

Caldwell

Yokefellow

  • Address: 202 Harper Avenue, Lenoir, NC 28645
  • Eligibility: Caldwell County resident
  • Contact: 828-754-7088
  • Hours: M-Th 8-4:30, F 8-2
  • Additional information: Call ahead to determine equipment availability

Caldwell County Senior Center 

  • Address: 650A Pennton Ave SW, Lenoir, NC 28645
  • Eligibility: Caldwell County residents ages 50+
  • Contact: 828-757-8635

Carteret

St. James United Methodist Church

  • Address: 1011 Orange St, Newport, NC 28570
  • Contact: 252-223-4231 or 571-243-4727

Broad Street Clinic

  • Address: 534 N. 35th Street, Suite K, Morehead City, NC 28557
  • Eligibility: Underinsured/low-income adult residents of Carteret County
  • Contact: 252-726-4562
  • Hours: M-Th 8:30-4 

First Presbyterian Church 

  • Address: 1604 Arendell St, Morehead City, NC 28557
  • Contact: 252-247-2202
  • Hours: M-Th 9-4:30

Caswell

Caswell County Senior Center  

  • Address: 649 Firetower Rd., Yanceyville, NC 27379
  • Contact: 336-694-7447
  • Hours: M 8-5, T-Th 8-7, F 8-4

Catawba

The Good Samaritan’s Closet 

  • Address: 810 Fairgrove Church Road SE, Hickory, NC 28602
  • Eligibility: Must be a patient of Catawba Valley Medical Center
  • Contact: 828-326-3000
  • Additional information: Provide wheelchairs, oxygen, gas cards for transportation to treatments, walkers, clothing and much more.

Chatham

Chatham County Council on Aging

  • Address: 365 NC-87, Pittsboro, NC 27312
  • Contact: 919-542-4512

Cherokee

DisAbility Partners – Medical Equipment Loan Program

  • Address: 525 Mineral Springs Drive, Sylva, NC 28779
  • Eligibility: Resident of Western North Carolina (Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Swain, Jackson, Macon, and Haywood) 
  • Contact: 828-631-1167
  • Hours: M-F 8:30-5

Clay

DisAbility Partners – Medical Equipment Loan Program

  • Address: 525 Mineral Springs Drive, Sylva, NC 28779
  • Eligibility: Resident of Western North Carolina (Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Swain, Jackson, Macon, and Haywood) 
  • Contact: 828-631-1167
  • Hours: M-F 8:30-5

Cleveland

Lawrence Patrick Senior Center

  • Address: 909 E. King St, Kings Mountain, NC 28806
  • Eligibility: Residents of Cleveland County ages 55+
  • Contact: 704-734-0447
  • Hours: M-F 8-5

Council on Aging Neal Senior Center 

  • Address: 100 T. R. Harris Dr, Shelby, NC 28150
  • Eligibility: Residents of Cleveland County ages 55+
  • Contact: 704-482-3488
  • Hours: M-Th 8:30-4, F 8:30-12

Columbus

Columbus County Department of Aging 

  • Address: 827 Washington St,  Whiteville, NC 28472
  • Eligibility: Residents of Cabarrus County ages 65+ with a Rx from a provider
  • Contact: 910-640-6602
  • Hours: M-F 8:30-5
  • Additional information: There are 8 different senior centers in the county with a medical equipment closet available at each one

Craven

Craven County Veterans Council 

  • Address: VFW Post 2514, 3850 Butler Rd, New Bern, NC 28560
  • Eligibility: Veteran in Craven County 
  • Contact: 252-296-1981

Cumberland

Better Health Cumberland 

  • Address:  1422 Bragg Blvd, Fayetteville, NC 28301
  • Eligibility: Caldwell County residents ages 50+
  • Contact: 910-483-7534
  • Hours: M-F 8-12, 1-4

Dare

Wanchese Lions Club 

  • Address: Wanchese Community Building, 295 Old Schoolhouse Rd Wanchese, NC 27981
  • Contact: 252-305-4462

Manteo Lions Club 

  • Address: Westcott Pk Rd, Manteo, NC 27954
  • Contact: 404-988-3603

First Flight Lions Club

  • Address: 2706 N Croatan Hwy, Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948
  • Contact: 252-255-1779

Davidson

North Carolina Baptist Aging Ministry (NC BAM)

  • Address: 201A Idol Drive Thomasville, NC 27360
  • Eligibility: Seniors ages 65+
  • Contact: 877-506-2226

Tyro United Methodist Church

  • Address: 4484 S NC Hwy 150, Lexington, NC 27295
  • Contact: 336-853-7459
  • Hours: M-F 9-12

Davie

Cancer Services in Winston Salem

  • Address: 3175 Maplewood Avenue, Winston Salem, NC 27103
  • Eligibility: Must be a cancer patient
  • Contact: 336-760-9983
  • M-Th 9-4, F 9-2 

Med Aid

  • Address: 1900 South Hawthorne Road, Suite 664, Winston Salem, NC 27103
  • Contact: 336-714-2359

Durham

Project Health Equipment Loan Program (HELP)

  • Address: 4206 N. Roxboro Street, Suite 100, Durham, NC 27704
  • Eligibility: Durham County resident
  • Contact: 919-748-1022

Eastern NC

Cancer Services of Eastern NC 

  • Eligibility: Must be a cancer patient in Eastern NC 
  • Contact: 252-561-5351
  • Hours: M-F 8-5, Sat 9-5, Sun 7-12pm

Edgecombe

Hospice of Edgecombe County

  • Address: 2909 N. Main St., Tarboro, NC 27886
  • Contact: 252-641-7558

Forsyth

The Shepherd’s Center Of Kernersville

  • Address: 431-B West Bodenhamer Street Kernersville, NC 27284
  • Eligibility: Kernersville area (live within an 11 mile radius of the office) 
  • Contact: 336-996-6696

Gaston

Cancer Services of Gaston County

  • Address: 306 South Columbia Street, Gastonia, NC 28054
  • Eligibility: Must be a Gaston County resident with a cancer diagnosis
  • Contact: 704-864-1271
  • Hours: M-Th 9-5, F 9-2
  • Additional information: Medical equipment/supplies; liquid nutrition & wigs

Graham

DisAbility Partners – Medical Equipment Loan Program

  • Address: 525 Mineral Springs Drive, Sylva, NC, United States, North Carolina
  • Eligibility: Resident of Western North Carolina (Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Swain, Jackson, Macon, and Haywood) 
  • Contact: 828-631-1167
  • Hours: M-F 8:30-5

Haywood

No Boundaries: Integrated Services for Independent Living Inc 

  • Address: 47 Forga Plaza Loop Waynesville, NC 28786
  • Contact: 828-456-7930
  • Hours: Tu-F 9:30-5, Sat  9:30-4

Henderson

Emergency Medical Loan Closet (MLC)

  • Address: 110 Brickyard Rd, Etowah, NC 28729
  • Contact: 828-891-4360
  • Additional information: Accept referrals from area hospitals, medical facilities and Homeowner Associations for the community at large

The Medical Loan Closet 

  • Address: 1225 7th Ave E, Hendersonville, NC 28792
  • Additional information: Henderson residents pay $20 for as much equipment needed for 2 mo, $30 for those outside of Henderson
  • Contact: 828-692-9005

Jackson

DisAbility Partners – Medical Equipment Loan Program

  • Address: 525 Mineral Springs Drive, Sylva, NC, United States, North Carolina
  • Eligibility: Resident of Western North Carolina (Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Swain, Jackson, Macon, and Haywood) 
  • Contact: 828-631-1167
  • Hours: M-F 8:30-5

Caring Hands Support Services

  • Address: 100 County Services Park, Sylva, NC 28779
  • Eligibility: Seniors in Jackson County 
  • Contact: 828-631-8039
  • Hours: T-Th 9-12, 1-4

Johnston

Community and Senior Services of Johnston County 

  • Address: 1363 West Market Street, Smithfield, NC 27577
  • Eligibility: Johnston County residents ages 60+ 
  • Contact: 919-934-6066
  • Hours: M-F 8-5 
  • Additional information: Box fan also available during the warm season 

Lee

Christians Outreach of Lee County 

  • Address: 2885 Lee Ave, Sanford, NC 27332
  • Contact: 919-774-8485

Macon

First UMC Franklin’s Medical Loan Closet

  • Address: 66 Harrison Avenue, Franklin, NC 28734
  • Contact: 828-524-3010
  • Hours: M-F 8:30-5

DisAbility Partners – Medical Equipment Loan Program

  • Address: 525 Mineral Springs Drive, Sylva, NC, United States, North Carolina
  • Eligibility: Resident of Western North Carolina (Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Swain, Jackson, Macon, and Haywood) 
  • Contact: 828-631-1167
  • Hours: M-F 8:30-5

Mecklenburg

Assist ME

  • Address: 1350 S Kings Dr, Charlotte, NC 28207
  • Contact: 704-659-1123

Mitchell

Toe Valley Medical Equipment Loan Closet 

  • Address: 53 Pine Grove Rd, Spruce Pine, NC 28777
  • Eligibility: Avery, Mitchell, Yancey County residents 
  • Contact: 828-467-3167

New Hanover

Pine Valley Methodist Church

  • Address: 3788 Shipyard Boulevard, Wilmington, NC, 28403
  • Contact: 910-791-0353
  • Hours: M-Th 8:30-4:30, F 8:30-12:30pm, Sun 8:15-12:15pm

Onslow

Hammocks Beach State Park and Bear Island

  • Address: 1572 State Rd 1511, Swansboro, NC 28584
  • Equipment: One beach wheelchair available to borrow
  • Contact: 910-326-4881
  • Hours: Daily 8-6pm

Friends of the Aging

  • Address: 4955 Richlands Hwy, Jacksonville, NC 28540
  • Contact: 910-989-3022

Orange

Orange County Senior Center

  • Address: 103 Meadowlands Dr, Hillsborough, NC 27278
  • Eligibility: Resident of Orange County
  • Contact: 919-245-2015

Person

Person County Senior Center (Equipment Loan) 

  • Address: 87 Semora Rd, Roxboro, NC 27573
  • Eligibility: Person County seniors ages 60+
  • Contact: 336-599-7484

Pitt

Community Crossroads Center 

  • Address: 207 Manhattan Ave, Greenville, NC 27834
  • Contact: 252-758-9244
  • Hours: Every other M 6:30pm-10pm

Randolph

Randolph Senior Adults Association, Inc. (RSAA) – Medical Equipment Loan Closet

  • Address: 347 W Salisbury St, Asheboro, NC 27203
  • Eligibility: Randolph County residents ages 50+
  • Contact: 336-625-3389

Richmond

Rockingham Senior Center

  • Address: 225 South Lawrence Street, Rockingham, NC 28379
  • Eligibility: Richmond County seniors (65+)
  • Contact: 910-997-4491
  • Hours: M-F 7:30-5:30pm 

Robeson

Robeson County Church and Community Center

  • Address: 600 W. 5th Street, Lumberton, NC 28358
  • Eligibility: Robeson County residents
  • Contact: 910-738-5204
  • Hours: M-Th 8:30-4 
  • Additional information: Diapers, wipes, formula, bottles, and pacifiers; depends and bed pads; and wheelchairs, rollators, shower chairs, bedside commodes, hospital beds, canes, hoyer-lifts, and more

Rockingham

Dancing Goat DME 

  • Address: 6220 Hwy 700, Ruffin, NC 27326
  • Eligibility: Anybody can check out equipment 
  • Contact: 336-446-9752
  • Hours: M-F 8-5

Rutherford

Rutherford County Senior Center

  • Address: 193 Callahan Koon Road, Suite 132, Spindale, NC 28160
  • Eligibility: Rutherford County residents ages 55+
  • Contact: 828-287-6409

Surry

Lyn’s Medical Loan Closet

  • Address: 215 Jones School Rd, Mt Airy, NC 27030
  • Eligibility: Surry County residents
  • Contact: 336-415-4257

Swain

DisAbility Partners – Medical Equipment Loan Program

  • Address: 525 Mineral Springs Drive, Sylva, NC, United States, North Carolina
  • Eligibility: Resident of Western North Carolina (Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Swain, Jackson, Macon, and Haywood) 
  • Contact: 828-631-1167
  • Hours: M-F 8:30-5

Transylvania

Habitat for Humanity Restore

  • Address: Transylvania Habitat ReStore, 690 Ecusta Rd, Brevard, NC 28712
  • Eligibility: Transylvania County residents
  • Contact: 828-862-4663
  • Hours: M-F 1:30-5:30

Anchor Baptist Ministries International

  • Address: 3232 Hendersonville Hwy, Pisgah Forest, NC 28768
  • Contact: 828-877-2978
  • Hours: M-Th 9-1, F 9-12

Union

Council on Aging Union County

  • Address: 1401 Skyway Dr, Monroe, NC 28110 
  • Contact: 704-292-1797
  • Hours: M-F 8:30-4:30

Vance

Vance County Senior Center 

  • Address: 500 N Beckford Dr, Suite D, Henderson, NC 27536
  • Contact: 252-430-0257

Wake

From Your Neighbor 

  • Address: 5201 Indigo Moon Way, Raleigh, NC 27613
  • Eligibility: Primarily deliver to Wake County
  • Contact: 919-539-9514

Washington

Washington County Senior Center

  • Address: 198 NC-45, Plymouth, NC 27962
  • Eligibility: Washington County residents ages 50+
  • Contact: 252-793-3816
  • Hours: M-Th 8-6:30, F 8-1pm

Watauga

Western Watauga Community Center

  • Address: Cove Creek Community at 1081 Old Hwy 421, Sugar Grove.
  • Eligibility: Watauga County seniors (65+)
  • Contact: 828-297-5195
  • Hours: M, Tu, Th, F 9-4pm; Sat 9-1pm

Wayne

Wayne County Services on Aging

  • Address: 2001 E Ash Street, Goldsboro, NC 27530
  • Eligibility: Wayne County residents ages 60+
  • Contact: 919-731-1591
  • Hours: M, Tu, Th 7:30-7pm; W,F 7:30-5pm; Sat 8:30-12pm

Yancey

Greta Reath Medical Loan Closet 

  • Address: 1 Town Square, Burnsville, NC 28714
  • Eligibility: Open to all
  • Contact: 828-682-2288