How to Make Sure Your Workplace is Disability Friendly It’s vital that businesses ensure their workplace is accessible and open to all, for both the sake of the business itself and its employees. Employing a diverse workforce is an important part of being a good employer and ensuring your workplace is disability friendly is the…
Four Bathroom Aids If You Have Limited Mobility Mobility issues can have a big impact on people’s quality of life, whether they’re due to old age, a disability or a temporary injury. Whatever the cause, when it’s difficult to move around you might find that everyday tasks such as cooking or bathing pose more of…
The Bio Bidet range of douche / bidet style toilet seats has been improved with the introduction of a new easy to use control for their top of the range BB1000 Supreme model after extensive consultation with both users and experts in design. This brings it into line with the BB800 Prestige model. The key…
Are delays to DFG holding people back in hospital? A study by the leading disability charity Leonard Cheshire has found that 67 percent of councils had disabled residents waiting longer than the 12-month statutory maximum deadline for completing essential home adaptation work. Furthermore, across 180 councils, an average of over 1,000 people per year waited…
UK homes are hazardous/not adapted to meet elderly and disabled needs A new report from the Centre for Ageing Better on inequalities in sectors such as housing, work, and health for people in their 50s and 60s has shown that a large proportion of the UK’s population is at risk of suffering in later…
How to entertain yourself in the weeks ahead as lockdown drags on? As lockdown continues with no definite end in sight, especially for the over 70s, we need to adapt to our new “everyday”. The whole nation is trying to find new and interesting ways to entertain themselves so we have collated some fun ideas…
We have all heard the expression “A healthy body means a healthy mind.” As we get older lack of mobility can cause serious problems for us in our daily lives especially during COVID lockdown. Many of us have experienced the frustration of not being able to do what we could before – like getting out…
Cancer sufferers can turn to support from Macmillan Grants The cancer support charity Macmillan has the ability to provide grants for people living with cancer. These grants have been accessible through the charity since 1924 so that people who suffer with cancer can be financially stable in their condition or for various other reasons. These…
Is a brand new bathroom something you are thinking about installing? Or maybe you’re considering remodelling the current bathroom you have? If you want a new bath or shower, why not opt for a low-level access walk-in shower? As well as their simple design and straightforward accessibility, there are myriad other benefits to having an…
Relaxing your body and mind in a relaxing tub is an ideal way to unwind after a stressful day. The calming water in a bath provides so many benefits to your body. Moreover, just because you experience mobility issues does not mean you should be deprived of having a nice bath at the end of…
