Adaptations & Alterations Alarm Call Services Centre for Accessible Environments Centres for Independent Living Domestic & Personal Care

Equipment Meals Service Occupational Therapy Remap Telephones

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 ADAPTATIONS AND ALTERATIONS

If you need to adapt your home, you can apply for a Disabled Facilities Grant. This grant is means-tested which means your income and savings are taken into account when calculating the amount of money that you will get.  For details contact your District or Borough Council.

ALARM CALL SERVICES
24 hour emergency help

• Ipswich Hears (Ipswich) Tel: 01473 433236.
• Babergh Customer First Tel: 0808 800 4005
• Mid Suffolk Tel: 01449 724 752
• Suffolk Coastal Flagship Tel: 01362 696175
• Waveney Home Alarm Co-ordinator Tel: 01502 513222
• West Suffolk Havebury Housing Association Tel: 01284 702398

CENTRE FOR ACCESSIBLE ENVIRONMENTS
70 South Lambeth Road LONDON SW8 1RL. Tel: 0207 7840 0125
Email: info@cae.org.uk Website: www.cae.org.uk

CENTRES FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING
These are purpose built centres with a wide range of equipment for people to try out. They exist to help access the needs of people with disabilities in a home-like setting. The service is free, but an appointment is necessary.
Website: suffolk.gov.uk/CareAndHealth/IndependentLivingCentres
Contact your local Centre.

• The Waveney Centre for Independent Living 161 Rotterdam Road, Lowestoft, NR32 2EZ. Tel/Minicom: 01502 405454. Fax: 01502 405452
  Email: wcil@suffolk.gov.uk
• West Suffolk Disability Resource Centre Papworth House, 4 Bunting Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP32 7BX.
  Tel/Fax: 01284 748889
  Email: wsdrc@papworth.org.uk
• Wren Centre, 7 Wren Avenue, Ipswich IP2 0TJ.  Tel: 01472 686804.
  

DOMESTIC & PERSONAL CARE
Services are available to enable people to stay in their homes by helping with tasks such as washing, dressing, food preparation, housework etc. These can be provided through Adult and Community Services. Depending on your circumstances there may be a charge. Services can be purchased directly from independent providers. Contact Adult and Community Services or your local Disability Advice Service.

EQUIPMENT
There is a large range of equipment available to help you be as independent as possible. Adult and Community Services staff, including Occupational Therapists and Rehabilitation Officers for visually impaired people, are available for advice. Items may be loaned to you by Adult and Community Services following an assessment.
Contact Customer First on 0808 800 4005 for further details. Items can also be purchased from specialist suppliers. For details contact your local Disability Advice Service. The British Red Cross Society can supply some equipment for daily living including short term loan of wheelchairs, bath seats, bed blocks etc.

MEALS SERVICE
If you have difficulty preparing your own food, you may be entitled to meals from Social Care Services. For information contact Adult and Community Services.

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Occupational Therapists will be able to advise you on ways in which day to day living may be improved. For further details contact Contact Customer First on 0808 800 4005.

REMAP
Offers engineering help and manufacturing facilities or equipment for people with disabilities.  Head office Tel: 0845 1300 456.  Fax: 0845 1300 789 Website: remap.org.uk

TELEPHONES
If you have a permanent and substantial disability, Adult and Community Services may be able to arrange for a telephone to be installed free of charge.