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A webinar hosted by the Good Home Inquiry, which explored how to overcome the financial challenges people experience when attempting to improve their homes.
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There are a growing number of people renting in later life which means landlords will have a greater responsibility to ensure homes are suitable for their tenants' needs.
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Carole's voice - the need for suitable homes
Carole is a wheelchair user and lives in a second-floor flat, in a block that has no lift. She has been waiting for two years for a flat she can leave and return to without help, and close to her only friend in the city.
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Trevor's voice - the need for suitable homes
Trevor, 73, has a serious heart condition that makes it difficult for him to get upstairs. His 69-year-old wife is his carer and after she’s helped him shower and dress in the morning, he stays downstairs until bedtime.
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Inclusive products can be stylish as well as functional to suit all ages and abilities, but current products are failing to cater for the growing over 50s consumer market.
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Accessible housing has the ability to reduce isolation and improve quality of life by supporting health, independence and wellbeing, particularly as we get older. And yet our homes fail to meet growing demand.
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Jane's voice - the need for suitable homes
After a major operation and treatment for blood cancer, Jane wasn’t able to walk – but she could begin to regain the use of her legs if she was able to do simple exercises in the safety of her own home.
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Many of us are spending more time in our homes than ever before, but for too many people, their home is actively damaging their health and wellbeing.
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