Councils re-award major housing adaptations contracts to Handicare for quality service
UK stairlifts provider Handicare has successfully retained contracts with two local authorities to supply, install, service, repair, and remove stairlifts and patient handling equipment. This…
National Disability Strategy pledges to make homes more accessible and upgrade job support
More accessible housing, easier commuting and better job prospects are set to become reality for millions of disabled people in the UK through actions set…
Housing leaders believe their investment in technology will increase as a result of COVID-19
The large majority (89 percent) of specialist housing providers believe their frontline staff have a greater appetite for using technology in their roles due to…
Charity works with Scottish Government and local council to build 22 accessible homes
Simon Fitzpatrick, Development and Commercial Director at Blackwood Construction has begun on a development of new homes in Greenock, West Scotland, which will enable older…
Foundations to launch transformative portal to reduce lengthy waiting lists for DFG assessments
The national body for home improvement agencies (HIAs) in England, Foundations has been working with Iizuka and Leeds Beckett University on a new project to…
BHTA urges older people to look out for its logo when choosing a company to install home adaptations
Dr Simon Festing, Chief Executive Officer of the British Healthcare Trades Association A new survey has uncovered that almost a third of English adults in…
Guide for councils, HIAs and OTs on adaptations for young people with behaviours that challenge
Foundations, the national body for Home Improvement Agencies (HIAs), has published new guidance which calls for a better understanding of the needs of people with…
Report recommends series of policies to ensure people’s homes are accessible
A lack of effective and sustained government action and funding is partly to blame for a crisis in the quality of England’s homes, according to…
Survey finds half of over-50s ‘unable to afford’ crucial home renovations
A new online survey commissioned by the Good Home Inquiry has found that nearly two-thirds of people in later life in England see home renovations…
Pioneering homes with ‘leading-edge’ tech open for independent living
A unique collection of 24 homes from Blackwood, fitted with cutting-edge technology to transform the lives of people with disabilities, has officially opened its doors.…