Exhibit 99.1


                                                            Contact:
                                                            Robert K. Gudbranson
                                                            (440) 329-6001



NEWS RELEASE


INVACARE   CORPORATION   ANNOUNCES   NEW  $100   MILLION   ACCOUNTS   RECEIVABLE
SECURITIZATION FACILITY


ELYRIA, Ohio - (October 5, 2005) Invacare Corporation (NYSE:IVC) today announced
that it entered into a 364-day $100 million accounts  receivable  securitization
facility on September 30, 2005.  Under the  securitization  facility,  ownership
interests of certain  domestic  receivables are transferred on a revolving basis
to an  asset-backed  commercial  paper conduit  administered  by JP Morgan Chase
Bank, NA. Invacare received $75.5 million under the  securitization  facility on
September  30,  2005,  which  was used to  reduce  balances  outstanding  on its
Revolving Credit Facility.

"Invacare is pleased to have the increase in available  debt  capacity.  This is
now our  lowest-cost  short-term  funding  source  at 30 day  LIBOR  + 23  basis
points," said Gregory C. Thompson, chief financial officer at Invacare.

Invacare  Corporation  (NYSE:IVC),  headquartered  in Elyria,  Ohio, is a global
leader in the manufacture and distribution of innovative home and long-term care
medical  products that promote recovery and active  lifestyles.  The Company has
6,100  associates and markets its products in 80 countries around the world. For
more information about the Company and its products, visit Invacare's website at
www.invacare.com.





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