Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of Gerald Blouch, Gregory Thompson, Kathleen Leneghan,
Douglas Neary, Melissa Gleespen and Kristopher Spreen, signing singly, the
undersigned's true and lawful attorney in fact, solely in connection with
the undersigned's beneficial ownership of securities of Invacare
Corporation, to:

(1)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in
the undersigned's capacity as an officer, director and/or stockholder of
Invacare Corporation (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 pursuant to Section
16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder and
Form 144, and all relevant letters of representation in connection with
Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933;

(2)	do and perform any and all
acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or
desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, 5 or 144, and timely
file any such Form or Forms with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority or transmit them to
any broker, transfer agent, legal counsel or other relevant party; and


(3)	take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing (including implementation of EDGAR filings and filing capability)
which, in the opinion of such attorney in fact, may be of benefit to, in
the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf
of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such Form
and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may
approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby
grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and
perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or
proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein
granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or
revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney in fact,
or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and
powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 or Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933, or any
other liabilities or obligations.

This Power of Attorney shall remain
in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to
file Forms 3, 4, 5 or 144 with respect to the undersigned's beneficial
holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless
earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys in fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has
caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 24th day of August,
2004.


/s/ Dr. C. Martin Harris
Dr. C. Martin Harris