CARL SARGEANT AM WELCOMES FUNDING FOR VULNERABLE OLDER PEOPLE
Carl Sargeant, AM for Alyn and Deeside, has welcomed a £6.6m Wales wide package to help older people to remain in their own homes.£4.5m of the funding has been awarded to Care & Repair Cymru and to the individual Care & Repair agencies across Wales as a contribution to their operational costs. The service offers support to older people to help them to carry out home improvements to meet their needs. This includes home renovation and adaptations, managing building work and advice on reputable contractors.The Rapid Response Adaptations Programme (RRAP), in which Care and Repair also plays a pivotal role, has been awarded £2.1m. This will be used for minor but often urgent improvements that are needed to allow people to return home after being discharged from hospital or to prevent future admissions.Improvements may include:• Small ramps, home access and door entry • Community safety alarms • Internal or external hand rails or hand grips • Access to toilet facilities • Levelling paths • Safety at home e.g. floor/stair/wall safety Mr Sargeant said: “The Welsh Assembly Government is committed to enabling people to live safely and independently for as long as possible – this is key to our ten year strategy for social services in Wales, called Fullfilled Lives: Supportive Communities.
“Care & Repair Agencies across Wales do invaluable work in helping older people remain in their own homes, living independently in safe, warm and secure accommodation.“The kind of relatively small repairs and adaptations that Care & Repair are able to facilitate – such as installing hand rails or leveling paths, for example – can make all the difference to an older person’s quality of life.”
Carl Sargeant, AM for Alyn and Deeside, has welcomed a £6.6m Wales wide package to help older people to remain in their own homes.£4.5m of the funding has been awarded to Care & Repair Cymru and to the individual Care & Repair agencies across Wales as a contribution to their operational costs. The service offers support to older people to help them to carry out home improvements to meet their needs. This includes home renovation and adaptations, managing building work and advice on reputable contractors.The Rapid Response Adaptations Programme (RRAP), in which Care and Repair also plays a pivotal role, has been awarded £2.1m. This will be used for minor but often urgent improvements that are needed to allow people to return home after being discharged from hospital or to prevent future admissions.Improvements may include:• Small ramps, home access and door entry • Community safety alarms • Internal or external hand rails or hand grips • Access to toilet facilities • Levelling paths • Safety at home e.g. floor/stair/wall safety Mr Sargeant said: “The Welsh Assembly Government is committed to enabling people to live safely and independently for as long as possible – this is key to our ten year strategy for social services in Wales, called Fullfilled Lives: Supportive Communities.
“Care & Repair Agencies across Wales do invaluable work in helping older people remain in their own homes, living independently in safe, warm and secure accommodation.“The kind of relatively small repairs and adaptations that Care & Repair are able to facilitate – such as installing hand rails or leveling paths, for example – can make all the difference to an older person’s quality of life.”
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