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Living in your own home

If you live in your own home there are three main considerations:

You have the right for your needs to be assessed by the social services department of your local council.

Following a health and social care assessment, an occupational therapist may recommend types of equipment and ideas about adapting your home.

You may be entitled to financial help, such as a Disabled Facilities Grant, to pay for adaptations or improvements to your home.

• Health and social care assessments

• Disabled Facilities Grants - introduction

Independent living support

Home Improvement Agencies are not-for-profit organisations which can help with adaptations to your home.

• Adapting your home

Help from your local council

Your local council housing office can tell you about council services. They can also tell you about the housing association properties in your area advise you on which may be suitable for you.

The housing office can also tell you about supported or sheltered housing and care homes in your area.

Supported or sheltered housing enables people to live independently but with extra daily support.

Care homes offer a level of support that cannot be provided in your own home. Some offer full-time nursing care while others support people with a specific disability or medical need.

• Housing options and your local council

• Local councils

Useful contacts

• Independent living and equipment contacts