Independent Park Home Advisory Service website
Independent Park Home Advisoory Service (IPHAS) is a voluntary organisation that offers advice and information to anyone considering Mobile/Park Home Living, and to anyone already living on a residential Mobile Home Park.
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Staying in your Home
Information and advice in plain English for older & disabled people about how to arrange repairs and adaptations in Newcastle upon Tyne. This is aimed at homeowners, private and social housing tenants.
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In Good Repair
A guide (produced with help from the Newcastle Older People & Carers Reading Group) for older & disabled people about organising home repairs & adaptations, including help with the costs, finding a builder & organising the work.
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Home Repairs & Improvements
Information and advice for home owners and tenants about help with home repairs, and adaptations. It includes Local Authority help and grants, paying for and adapting the home, the role of Home Improvement Agencies, arranging for work privately, and trade
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Equipment for Daily Living
Information for people with a sensory or physical disability about equipment for use in the home that can help. The kind of equipment available is described, how to find out more & get or buy it, adaptations to the home & the role of Home Improvement Agen
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Keep Warm, Keep Well
This booklet has been produced by the Department of Health, in association with other partners. It aims to help you maintain good health during winter and take advantage of the inancial help and benefits available. Information and advice on keeping warm
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How well does your home suit you? (the mini-HOOP tool)
A shortened and simplified version of the original HOOP questionnaire, designed to help older people review their present living arrangements, identify any problems, and find information to help solve them.
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Hospital Discharge (Factsheet 37)
This factsheet explains what you should expect from staff planning for your discharge from hospital following NHS treatment in England. Your hospital stay should be no longer than medically necessary and you should be able to access ongoing care and suppo
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