UK homes may not be ready for Burnham’s home care plans 2 comments
UK homes may not be ready for Burnham’s home care plans This is a sponsored article. External links below will open in a new browser tab or window Mobility expert [...]
Smart and Connected Places 0 comments
Sensors gave four hours’ warning before a boiler failure at Scottish retirement housing scheme Staff at a retirement housing development in Biggar, in the Scottish Borders, had four hours’ notice [...]
Building health into homes 0 comments
Building Health Into Homes – new report from RCOT Poor housing is driving avoidable pressure across health and social care services and damaging people’s health. A new report by the [...]
Older People’s Shared Ownership scheme 7 comments
NAO Report on shared ownership housing A new investigation by the National Audit Office has reinforced concerns about shared ownership housing, warning that many buyers still do not fully understand [...]
Recommended Traders? 4 comments
Recommended Traders — How to Find One You Can Trust How to choose a reliable tradesperson is one of the most common questions we hear at Independent Living. Because we [...]
Housing and disability 0 comments
Housing and Disability in the UK: Voices, Policy and the Reality of Inclusion (external link below will open in a new browser tab or window) For disabled people in the [...]
Kitchen Design 2 comments
As with bathrooms, kitchen manufacturers are beginning to recognise the needs of elderly and disabled customers with a growing range of thoughtfully designed kitchens. Some of the kitchen design [...]
Access Denied Comments disabled
LGSCO Report: Access Denied It is a given that Britain has a housing crisis, which has proved very challenging for successive governments, and now affects people who would traditionally not [...]
Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans 4 comments
Emergency evacuation for disabled people Three times the Government has dismissed the Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s recommendation for personal emergency evacuation plans for disabled people living in high rise buildings. 40% [...]