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Repairs and Adaptations

If you are a home owner (or rent your home but are obliged to carry out repairs) and you need advice and information about repairs or adaptations, a local Care & Repair or Staying Put agency may be able to help.

These services can give advice and assistance about finding the money to pay for work, finding a reliable builder and supervising the building work or give other practical help which may enable you to live independently in your own home for longer. Some also run 'odd job' or 'handyperson' services.

To find out if there is a Care & Repair or Staying Put agency in your area you can contact Foundations (tel 01457 891909, www.foundations.uk.com).

If there is no such service in your area sometimes a local Age Concern may be able to help with odd jobs. Age Concern England can let you know if there is a local Age Concern. They also produce a range of Fact Sheets covering housing advice. Contact their Information line 0800 009966 or www.ageconcern.org.uk

The local council grants department may also give some advice and information about money to pay for repairs or hold a list of reputable builders - See our self help guide for more information.

If you need an adaptation to your home, the first people to contact are Social Services. Usually the Occupational Therapist will need to visit you at home to advise you about adaptations and also help with applying for a Disabled Facilities Grant. Again, see the self help guide for more information

For more technical information about looking after your home, the organisation, Upkeep provide a range of information including doing a maintenance check on your home and organizing building work. See Advice for Householders on their site at http://www.upkeep.org.uk/resources/index.htm

General Housing and Care Advice

FirstStop Care Advice is an independent, free service providing information and advice about care and housing in later life. It is provided jointly by Counsel and Care, Elderly Accommodation Counsel, Help the Aged and NHFA Limited.
Helpline: 0800 377 7070 (Mon-Fri 9am - 5pm)
Website: http://www.firststopcareadvice.org.uk/