Trouble with stairs
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Hi @jamie1965
Thanks for posting.
So firstly, it sounds as if you need to make a firm decision as to if you would prefer to stay in the house where you are and have it adapted or push to be rehoused. So perhaps your options are:
STAY IN CURRENT HOME: It sounds as if you are reasonably happy where you are now, especially as your problem neighbours have gone and you have invested a lot in getting your home how you want it. In which case it is going to be a matter of exploring if your home can be adapted (perhaps a stair-lift or through floor lift). You would need to have an OT assess your home and if they agree the adaptations are necessary they will probably be funded with a Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG):
https://www.scope.org.uk/support/disabled-people/disabled-facilities-grant
It is worth being aware that if you have a DFG to adapt your current property and then move within the term of the grant (normally five years) you may have difficulty getting another DFG for the same type of adaptation in your new property. Also, the more suitable for your needs you make your current property then the lower priority you would be if you decided to move.
If you wanted to adapt your current property, the OT was supporting you but unable to obtain funding then you could explore charitable funding to pay for the work https://www.scope.org.uk/support/disabled-people/search-grants
With regards to the parking I appreciate that your partner having to park some distance away must be inconvenient. If your partner has a mobility impairment or if your partner is using their car to transport you then it might be worth exploring if there is the possibility of having a dedicated blue badge parking space installed nearer by (see: https://www.scope.org.uk/support/disabled-people/independent-living/driving )
MOVING HOME: As currently you are only being offer to go on the transfer list, as opposed to being given the opportunity to bid on vacant properties, it would suggest that your housing provider isn’t convinced that your current accommodation is sufficiently unfit to meet your needs to make you a priority for another property. If you want to be able to bid for properties you will need to gather sufficient evidence (OT’s reports etc) to demonstrate that your home is unfit for you and can be adapted to meet your needs.
Hope this helps
Best Wishes
Jean
Jean Merrilees BSc MRCOT
You can read more of my posts at: https://community.scope.org.uk/categories/ask-an-occupational-therapist
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Thank you I have called adult services and they said I was gonna be put on a list for one of there occ health advisors to come out to my home but she said it was a priority system and that they could not give a date when they would come so still sat wondering how long I know the Housing won’t allow changes to the property one it is grade listed build and the stairs as I have said are so narrow would not allow for a chair lift either I have tried to add my own grab rails in the bath room but the outside is communal so they say this is no go however you would think that the steps at the front of the house are so danagerous that common sense would step in and the would put hand rails there but they said no one else has asked for them so they not gonna do it
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Thanks for the update @jamie1965 requesting an Occupational Therapist assessment is definitely a step in the right direction. If you have any further queries, or want to let us know how you are getting on, please don't hesitate to post again.
Best Wishes
Jean
Jean Merrilees BSc MRCOT
You can read more of my posts at: https://community.scope.org.uk/categories/ask-an-occupational-therapist
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Thank you for the advice I hope I can get help now either moving or adjustments I will let you know when the contact me and do the assessment thanks again
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