Exhibit 23.1


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the  incorporation  by  reference in the  Registration  Statements
(Form S-8 No.  33-45993  dated  February 24, 1992,  Form S-8 No.  33-87052 dated
December 5, 1994,  Form S-8 No.  333-57978 dated March 30, 2001 and Form S-8 No.
333-109794  dated October 17, 2003) of Invacare  Corporation of our report dated
November 22, 2004 with respect to the  consolidated  financial  statements of WP
Domus GmbH and  subsidiaries  included  in the  Current  Report on Form 8-K/A of
Invacare  Corporation  dated  November  24, 2004 filed with the  Securities  and
Exchange Commission.





Ernst & Young AG Wirtschaftsprufungsgesellschaft
Munich, Germany
November 24, 2004