Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Adaptations
Providing assistance to Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons to help them remain in their home.
Adaptations for People with Disabilities
If you have a disability or illness, which makes daily life more difficult, you may benefit from having your home adapted to help you carry on with your life independently.
Examples of adaptations include:
- Installing a stair-lift so that you can continue to use upstairs rooms
- Constructing a shower area which you can get into without a step
- Making a wheelchair ramp at the main entrance to your home
- Fixing grab rails, hand rails or stair rails to help you to move around safely
Getting Expert Help
You should get advice about possible adaptations from an Occupational Therapist , who will know all the problems that can arise, and understand how your health condition may develop. You must do this if you want help with the costs.
Homes for Northumberland Tenants
If you are a Homes for Northumberland tenant, we may arrange adaptations on the recommendation of an Occupational Therapist.
We have an annual budget from Northumberland County Council to carry out adaptations to Homes for Northumberland properties under the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons (CSDP) Act. Homes for Northumberland work with the Northumberland Healthcare Trust to deliver this service.
Owner Occupiers / Private sector tenants
If you are an Owner Occupier or Private Sector tenant, you may be eligible foor a Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) which is currently administered by Northumberland County Council. If you think that you may be eligible for a grant you should first contact your care manager at Northumberland Healthcare Trust.
Planned Improvement Works
Where we are carrying out major improvement work to your home we will include any necessary adaptations that are required for anyone in the household who has a disability. Our own Occupational Therapist can assist in deciding what work needs to be done. Where possible, we will adjust our standard design to cater for the specific needs of individuals with disabilities.
If work is planned at your home please let us know at the earliest opportunity so we can assess your requirements before the work starts. You can email the Technical Services team, or telephone 01670 542430.
Other ways to get equipment
You can also buy many kinds of equipment yourself – particularly smaller items which can make life easier.
A voluntary organisation which currently offers this service is:
Disability North, The Dene Centre, Castle Farm Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 1PH.
Telephone - 0191 284 0480 or Textphone (18001) 0191 284 0480
Private companies also sell equipment. Two of the larger local suppliers are:
Peacocks, Benfield Business Park, Benfield Road, Newcastle upon Tyne. NE6 4NQ / St Thomas Street, Newcastle Telephone (0191) 232 9917 / 276 9600
Newcastle Mobility, 133 New Bridge Street, Newcastle upon Tyne
Telephone 0800 975 3878
Contact us
If you would like any further information regarding these issues/services please contact us as below:
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Blyth Area Property Services Email: repairsblyth@hfn.uk.com Telephone: 01670 542 430 |
Alnwick Area Property Services Email: repairsalnwick@hfn.uk.com Telephone: 08000 461 431 |
SMS Text messages: 07950 08 09 08 - Type the word Repairs and then your message
RNID Typetalk service : prefix number 18001