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Home adaptations for disabled people: good practice case study: Ealing
- Author:
- CARE AND REPAIR ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- Care and Repair England
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 8
- Place of publication:
- Nottingham
A case study of the Repairs and Adaptations service, an in-house agency service, based within the Regeneration and Housing Directorate of the London Borough of Ealing. The services carries out a full range of adaptation work across all tenures of housing, including the council’s own stock. It employs 12 FTE staff, which includes a manager, an Occupational Therapist (OT), two caseworkers, five surveyors, and two apprentices. The case study illustrates how the service: provides a lean, cost effective adaptations service; delivers the aims of Better Care Fund and Care Act; joint working with health and social care; innovative use of handyperson service to help with hospital discharge and reablement; and a zero-cost model using cross-subsidy. (Edited publisher abstract)
Small but significant: evidence of impact and cost benefits of handyperson services Preston Care and Repair handyperson service
- Author:
- CARE AND REPAIR ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- Care and Repair England
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 4
- Place of publication:
- Nottingham
Case study which outlines the impacts and cost benefits to the NHS and social care of the Preston Care and Repair handyperson service, which carries out small repairs and minor adaptations in the homes of older and disabled people. The results of an independent evaluation found that the service had a significant impact on older people’s mental and physical health, wellbeing, independence and quality of life. Falls risk was reduced for 37 percent of the older people using the handyperson service and 90 percent of older people experienced improved wellbeing. Other outcomes include reduced risk of hospital admission, faster, safer hospital discharge to home, improved safety and security, reduced worry and stress associated with maintaining the home. A cost benefit analysis estimated that for every £1 spent on the handyperson service the saving to health and care from falls reduction alone is £4.28. (Edited publisher abstract)