There are a wide range of organisations that offer a gardening service to older residents. The service may be chargeable and a list of organisations that currently offer the service have been listed below. Tel: 01633 624152 Email: david@cwmbran.gov.uk Age Concern offers a range of services to enable people to live independently in their own home, including, cleaning, shopping, help in the garden and handyman Service. To find out more about their services, visit the Age Concern website. Care & Repair Torfaen enables older and disabled people residing within Torfaen to stay in their own home with increased comfort, warmth and security by either arranging repairs or adaptations to be carried out to homes or advising on such works. If you are an older person and you have fallen once, unfortunately you are more likely to fall again. Torfaen’s Falls Service runs programmes to help reduce the risk of you falling over again. For more information on reducing your risk of falling and the clinics that are run, visit the Torfaen Falls Service area of the website.

Modern technology now plays a large part in helping older people and those with disabilities to live independently. Assistive technology is a term used to cover a wide range of technology-related assistance which enables people to perform tasks that they would otherwise be unable to do, or provides a safer environment within the home. business for sale yuba cityFurther information on the Telecare and Life Line Service is available here.business for sale saugatuck miOlder people in Liverpool can benefit from new handyman servicehandyman services cedar park texas Residents in Liverpool over the age of 50 will be able to benefit from the city's popular handyperson's service.john handyman services dallas

This scheme began in July in 2013 when Liverpool City Council teamed up with Riverside Housing and Housing Maintenance Solutions to provide a citywide Handyperson Service. Originally it was only available for people aged 65 and over or people with a disability, reports 24dash. Residents used to have to pay £15 per hour cost for labour plus the cost of materials used however they will now only have to pay for the cost of any materials used.handyman studio city ca The service aims to help residents with small repairs and odd jobs which they themselves may struggle with. business for sale whitsundaysAll handyperson operatives are Disclosure and Barring Service checked and additional security measures can be agreed such as the use of passwords to enable the customer to know that the operative calling at their house is an official employee of the Handyperson Service.

The service is not means tested and is offered to all residents aged 50 and over or disabled in the city regardless of tenure. Councillor Ann O'Byrne, cabinet member for housing, said: "We've listened to our residents and found that while they appreciate the service sometimes the cost can put them off using it. Small jobs around the house can make a real difference to the quality of people's lives. They can help older and vulnerable people live safely and independently in their homes for as long as possible so we are making the service free and extending the age range." What do you think of this? Tweet us your comments @suppsolutions /browse.phtml?f=view&id=627349 Related articlesOlder people need more male carersProfessor Martin Green has said that the government needs to do more to recruit males into front-line adult social care roles, reports the BBC.Prof Green has said that with the increasing number of...Survey finds older people have better quality of life in retirement villages than care homesChief executive of Audley Retirement, Nick Sanderson, has said that demand for his form of extra-care housing was so strong he could not build homes fast enough, reports the Guardian.He said: “I...

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