I have never known of anybody being only 2 to 3 stone. Sounds like the homes aren't feeding them.

However, the wheel chairs might be light, but how comfortable are they?

Having seen my mother in a nursing home for the last eight years, being left in a wheelchair for far too long, I am concerned at this development. Its all very well if you can walk but need the weelchair for short spells, but hours on end is just not acceptable.

I fought to get my mother a comfortable wheelchair, but it was like banging your head against a brickwall.