Equipment and changes to your home

Where we can, we will aim to support you to stay in your own home and live independently.

If you need help with simple tasks around the home, there are a range of useful gadgets, adaptations and equipment that can help.

In this section

Community navigators

Community navigators help people over 50 stay independent in their own homes.
Safe and Well

Visit the Safe and Well website to find the equipment you might need. You'll get tips, advice and guidance on the equipment that is available to you.
Home adaptations

How to get an assessment for support in your home for minor or major adaptations and or equipment and what to do with unwanted or broken equipment.
Sensors, monitors and alarms

Our Technology Enhanced Lives Service provide a range of monitoring and alert equipment to help people stay safe in their homes and in the community.
Pandemic videophones (Kara service)

In 2020, we distributed videophones as part of a response to the coronavirus pandemic. Find out what to do if you still have one of our videophones.