Aids and Adaptations

You may find that it becomes more difficult to manage your home as you get older and some tasks are becoming more difficult.

Brunelcare can help to make your home more comfortable to live in by making appropriate changes to your home adding adaptions to meet your needs. We will work with you to install aids that help you live safely and independently in your home.

However, we will not carry out or fund aids and adaptations where the property is shared ownership, or the tenure is leasehold,

 

A close up of a hand holding a grab rail.

Minor adaptations

Minor adaptations are classed as any low-cost adaptation work. Such adaptation work can usually be carried out on receipt of a referral from a Brunelcare Trusted Assessor.

Minor adaptations may include:

  • Lever taps
  • Grab Rails
  • Additional Lighting
  • Half steps
  • Small Ramps

Major adaptations

For larger adaptations, an application for a Disabled Facilities Grant would be required and any proposed work would require the involvement and sign-off of a Brunelcare surveyor.

Major adaptations may include:

  • Level access showers
  • Major structural conversions
  • Stairlifts
  • Kitchen Alteration
  • Ramped access for Wheelchair user
  • Ceiling tracks and hoists

How to request an adaptation

There are a number of ways for you to raise a concern about antisocial behaviour:

  • Call the Customer Service Team on 0117 914 4257 during office hours (Monday – Friday, 8.30am – 4.30pm)
  • Email [email protected]
  • Alertacall – report antisocial behaviour through your device
  • In person – speak to any member of the Housing Team.

Antisocial behaviour that involves criminal activity, violence or threatened violence should be reported first to the police. If it is an emergency, phone 999, but if it is not an emergency situation, phone 101. You should then notify Brunelcare.

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