Equipment and Adaptations

If you:

• have a disability,
• are elderly,
• or have a long term illness which causes you to have difficulties coping with daily living tasks

then you may be entitled to help with equipment or adaptations for your home. We can also provide an interpreter if needed.

If you or your partner or a friend contacts the Access Team or downloads and completes the Self-Assessment form on the Occupational Therapy website page, we will arrange a convenient time for someone from the Council to visit you to talk about what you need.

What kind of help is there?

• We can advise on suitable equipment for you or adaptations for your home that will meet your needs.
• We may be able to supply some equipment on loan; for example, a raised toilet seat or bathing equipment.
• We can recommend minor adaptations to your home, like stair rails or outside hand rails.
• If we feel that major adaptations are needed, such as a lift or a ramp for wheelchair access, we can discuss how these can be funded.
• We want to help you live independently in your present home. But if we, or you, feel that you would be better off moving to different accommodation, we will discuss all the options with you.

Everyone's needs are different so the services offered to each individual will be different and based on assessed need with the current eligibility criteria. Together we will try to agree on the best way to provide the help that you need.