POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints
each of Robert K. Gudbranson, Anthony C. LaPlaca, Douglas A. Neary and Kristofer
K. 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, as amended;

(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 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, 2015.

/s/Dean J. Childers
Dean J. Childers