Having the right equipment at home can make life much easier for you day to day.
Ask for an assesment
Our Community Occupational Therapy Team can carry out an assessment to get a clearer picture of the difficulties that you are having (e.g. bathing, climbing stairs, or transferring from a chair to a bed). They can guide you on the best equipment for your needs and inform you about other available services.
Request an assessment by the Occupational Therapy team
Disabled Facilities Grant
If you or a member of your family are having difficulty getting around your home due to a physical disability, sensory impairment, or old age, you may be eligible for a Disabled Facility Grant to adapt your house and make it easier for you to live independently.
Care technology
There is a wide range of equipment and assistive technology that can be used in your home to make your life easier and to help you stay independent. In addition to traditional telecare alarms, smart devices - such as Alexa and Siri - have a wealth of features that can make living independently so much easier.
This equipment provides you, your carers, family and friends, with the reassurance that help is available to you for every-day tasks and in an emergency 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Equipment
- smart speakers and devices
- personal safety and emergency alarms
- medication dispensers
- personal fall and motion detectors
- out of zone and not safe zone alarms, GPS watches and alarms
- response reminders for taking medication and blood pressure
- flood detectors (for overflowing baths)
- temperature and heat detectors to monitor excessively high or low temperatures in the home
- epilepsy monitor
- lamp sensors (switches on and off when you get in or out of bed)
- bed or chair occupancy sensor (raises an alert if you have been out of bed/chair for a certain time)
- enuresis sensor to detect moisture for incontinence
- clocks with time and date to set personal reminders to help forgetfulness
- bogus caller or panic button. A discreet alarm you can press if you are concerned about strangers or noise at night.