Tough Question, but I'll say that the best I've seen is Hancock and Moore. And for a couple of reasons (I own a retail furniture store and sell several brands). I just came back from a tour of the H&M facilities in Hickory, NC and was given the red carpet treatment by Jimmy Moore, the owner and founder of Hancock and Moore. First off, given your medical situation you are going to want comfort AND durability. That automatically means leather, as it will outlast fabric 4 to 1. In the leather recliner world, Hancock and Moore buys the heaviest duty of the Leggett and Platt mechanisms. They cost more, and weight more, but they don't blow out the rivets after ten years of use. Most all the good companies use Leggett and Platt, but most buy the light or medium duty mechanims. Frames are all made in their own plant in NC, and engineered to last a lifetime. They do not import their frames. They use molded rubber atop the arms rather than just layers of Dacron fill. Best of all, no matter how long you own a Hancock and Moore piece, they will always repair it should it need something, no matter if its twenty years old. You only pay for materials used and no labor charges. While this may seem trite, its a huge deal because if you need a leather arm replaced because of a puncture of cut, that would be the end of the chair from most makers, and local upholstery shops really can't do that - so the chair is thrown away. At H&M, you would only pay for the actual leather (about $ 50) plus any shipping charges to their facility (if any). I have a 20-year-old Hancock and Moore recliner in my house that still is perfectly serviceable and if far from being used up. Its a good brand, and yes - you might pay a little more but in the long run it will give you more service life than cheaper units. Check out the Austin High Back Tilt Chair with Ottoman, or the Miller Recliner from H&M. Those are my two favorites in the line for comfort. -Duane

We have been trying for 3 years to get our Craftmaster furniture repaired.We purchased the warranty and the recommended cleaning products. We had a claim where we needed to have a spot cleaned and the warranty company sent someone to look. She used scissors to cut pieces off of our sofa, which was coming apart naturally. Since then, there are now holes in the upholstery. We have sent photos and repeatedly called asking for new fabric and have been refused. When we went to Levin to buy new, they said our couches were so new and should have been great quality from that manufacturer and offered to give us contact info before they would let us buy new furniture. They were shocked and appalled that we were denied service after our experience. We will never recommend this brand again! (Photos to show damage and the whole piece.We obviously take good care of our furniture)

I think there may be different qualities of microfiber. I've gotten a lot of fabric samples from different stores, and some of it is definitely thicker than others... Most of it is that suedey-looking stuff, while a few have either a kind of herringbone pattern, or (my favorite) a thin diagonal stripe like a twill. I laid the samples across the arm of my current sofa so that my cats could lay on them and I could see how bad the hair situation would be. This is FAR from a scientific test, but what I've found is this: The most expensive microfiber was "UltraSuede" - it was the WORST with cat hair. The stuff does NOT brush off. The suedey ones were a little better, but not great. The herringbone ones were great at camouflaging the fur, and the brush-off wasn't bad. I've seen this type of fabric at a lot of different furniture stores. The Doss fabric (thin diagonal stripe) seemed also to be pretty good - the lighter colors camouflage the hair better than the darker colors. (So what am I getting? A dark chocolate brown. Sigh.) I've seen this at Room & Board, Crate & Barrel, and even on one sectional in Macy's. There is another fabric similar to the Doss, but with a zig-zag pattern. It's kind of cool - I think I'm going to use it (in light spring green) on the chair. This is from Crate & Barrel. Hope this helps. Good luck, Sheila! --Tracey

Assured by four furniture stores that England was a quality furniture maker owned by La Z Boy. $3500.00 and a reasonable 30 days later my sofa and chair were delivered without the decorative nails/tacks, a back cushion 1.5" shorter than the other two back cushions on the three cushion sofa, back cushions attached so high on the back of the sofa frame that the cushion bottome bowed upwards and did not meet the seat cushions. Leather was stretched improperly with no smoothing so there were large wrinkles to force fit the frame. There was a scuff and tear in the leather. I suppose that could be from England or the transport or the delivery. No one is accepting responsibility. My furniture store sent an England repairman out to assess the issues. He quietly contemplated it, took pictures and said he would not attempt to repair the furniture as it would take too long to fix it. Mind you this is brand new unused furniture. My furniture store said England would not allow them to return it. They re-ordered another set assuring me England was a good company. Another 30 days passed and the new set arrives. This time it has the decorative nails/tacks (yay!) but the same improper stretching and wrinkling of the leather to force fit the frame, back cushions bowed with too high attachment to the back frame so that the zipper welt can be seen where the back cushions do not meet the seat cushions. One back cushion is sewn on with a lean, one squared corner and one very rounded corner as though they ran out of leather. And, another scrape on the leather. Even the delivery men were astounded and took pictures. Not believing both sets passed quality control I attempted contacting England. I could not find contact info online. Next, I contacted La Z Boy and was given a Case number and was requested to write up my issues and send pictures. I sent pictures of both sets of furniture with my written issues. It has been 2 weeks and all I know is that my case is "in review" and repairs will have to be paid for. DO WHAT???? DID I READ THAT CUSTOMER SERVICE REPLY CORRECTLY???? I have to pay for repairs to brand new furniture that their warranty covers? I am astounded. THIS IS A WARNING TO FURNITURE BUYERS. I am seriously considering driving the 2 hours to Murfreesboro, TN to La Z Boy Headquarters and creating a media sensation at the front entrance. If that does not get response I plan to buy stock and take my story and pictures to a stockholders meeting. Surely stockholders will not let England continue making shabby leather furniture. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS! ENGLAND FURNITURE IS AWFUL. THEY DO NOT HONOR THEIR WARRANTY ON WORKMANSHIP AND THEIR PARENT COMPANY (LA Z BOY) SUPPORTS THEM IN THIS. SHAME ON THEM! SHAME ON THEM!