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brujapatsy•

12 years ago•15 Replies

my brother now needs hand rail in the bath and help with getting upstairs .

could any one tell me what financial help is available and where do we apply

thank you all

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brujapatsy12 years ago

p.s

he would like it if a stairlift was fitted

elian12 years ago

Your brother's GP or respiratory nurse should be able to put him in touch with the relevant groups brujapatsy. They will have all the information he needs.

My own Local Authority Social Services department are very good at arranging for ramps, shower chairs, handrails etc. on free loan but I'm not sure whether that service is available where you are.

brujapatsy in reply to elian12 years ago

thanks for the promt reply ,i will pass this on to him

I am in spain and i have emphysema

My brother is in streatham london , he has numerous severe chest and heart probs

keep well

amagran12 years ago

yes kirklees has a very good out reach, try the local cab or age uk if over 50

brujapatsy12 years ago

thanks for replying to my query

keep well

12 years ago

Hi brujapatsy - you could ask you doc to access the occupational therapy team who will come and assess your brother in his own home and advise what help may be available. Also the BLF helpline may well be able to help you with this.

Lymdor12 years ago

Contact Social Services (Sometimes known as Adult Services) depending on the local authority in question. All have budgets for supplying essential equipment, although this is subject to how much of their budget they have unspent and maybe subject to means testing. If your brother has been assessed as needing what is termed as continuing care - then such items may be supplied free of charge by his local health authority. Other options, if he has no financial resources to purchase equipment, would be local charities. Many towns and cities have old obscure charities that can be tapped into. Good luck.

cofdrop-UK12 years ago

Your local council should have an adaptations dept. or as Lydor suggested Social Services.

XXX

Eviex12 years ago

I would say social services but I have found them to be very unhelpful in my situation (I can't even get a little help from them as a full time CARER with arthritis and copd)

I had to buy my own, I suppose I was lucky as my partner knew someone who knew someone (he use to work for EuroCare) and was able to get handrails and such and we dropped lucky on a stairlift.

Everyone has different experiences with social services, I for one is not so lucky..

I hope you get what you need x

anniediv12 years ago

We bought my dad a stairlift purely because we wanted it quickly but everything else - up abd down bathseat, raised loo seat, perching stool, wheelchair, frame, hospital bed, rails all over the place have all been supplied FREE by occupational therapy department. They have been invaluable. Contact social services....i must say i was surprised how helpful they were as i have had negative experiences with them before in my job.

Nitap in reply to anniediv8 years ago

I have just purchased a Stairlift from Companion Stairlifts xx I am very pleased with it as it was getting impossible to do the stairs, in fact if I had had to do one more stairs to bed, I think I would have to get a bed somewhere downstairs !! It cost me £1400.00 - yes an expense that I did not want but it was essential, and I could not have been bothered with the red tape and personal questions. So I think they are a great idea xx 🤔🙄👍😁😘😘