Accessible baths specialist reinforces BHTA’s call to trust tradespeople for home adaptations
An accessible domestic baths provider is supporting a campaign from the British Healthcare Trades Association (BHTA) that is encouraging people to get crucial housing adaptations…
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…
Hertfordshire County Council launches helpful falls prevention packs for residents
Helping residents to remain safe and independent at home, Hertfordshire County Council has launched new falls prevention packs. The council highlights that research shows that…
CASE STUDY: Partnership creates enabling home adaptations with discrete ceiling track hoist systems
Reval, which specialises in assistive bathing solutions, has been working with occupational therapists (OTs) to provide assistive technology products to create safe and accessible home…
Council set to bring DFG scheme fully in-house to oversee applications from start to finish
South Wales-based Bridgend County Borough Council is set to bring its Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) scheme fully in-house to speed up the process for disabled…
Spending Review 2020 outlines 13.5% rise in DFG spending to £573mil
On 25 November, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak presented his Spending Review 2020 to Parliament, which sets out how much the UK Government will…
£430k funding boost for housing adaptations to improve lives of vulnerable people
Fanchea Kelly, Chief Executive at Blackwood A pioneering housing provider has been awarded funding that will enable it to adapt homes and directly improve the…
Lancashire County Council shifts stairlift installation and maintenance responsibilities to local councils
Handicare 1100 Stairlift Lancashire County Council will no longer coordinate stairlift installation and repairs in Lancashire residents’ homes as it is shifting responsibility to district…
Personalised video assessments to support OTs and housing adaptation teams
Accessible bathing specialist Closomat is extending its remote assessment capabilities to support adaptation teams and occupational therapists (OTs). Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, the need for…