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If you have a disability that makes day-to-day living difficult, we will make changes to your home to help. These changes will often be called adaptations.
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Changes to your home might be things like adding a wheelchair ramp or a stairlift.
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An occupational therapist will need to say that you need a change to help you live in your home. An occupational therapist is a healthcare professional who helps people with their daily lives and making them better.
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If an Occupational Therapist suggests that a change is needed, we may be able to make changes that you need.
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Change kitchens so it meets the needs of wheelchair users
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Add in a bath or shower that is level with the floor so wheelchair users can use it
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Widen inside and outside doors
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Add ramp access
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Add handrails and/or grab rails
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Make changes to help in outside areas
If you have a disability that makes day-to-day living difficult, we will make adaptations to your home to help, such as installing a wheelchair ramp or a stairlift, with the recommendation of an occupational therapist.
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With an Occupational Therapy referral, we may be able to:
- Replace kitchens with those suitable for wheelchair users
- Replace baths with level access or threshold showers
- Widen internal doors
- Widen external doors
- Install ramped access
- Install handrails and/or grab rails
- Improve access to outside areas