Housing

This link will introduce you to the Care and Repair Team for Wyre and Fylde.They can help you improve, repair and maintain your home.

This includes a Handyperson scheme that can help with small jobs around the house and advice on insulation and keeping warm.

Another way of feeling safe at home is by using Telecare a simple but effective way of making sure someone is keeping an eye open for you. Find out  more by following this link to local company Vitaline or go to the Telecare pages of Lancashire social services here.

If you feel the need for more support then sheltered accommodation may be the answer. There are well managed schemes within Wyre many of which you will find listed at http://www.housingcare.org
HousingCare.org offers a wide range of information to help older people identify ways of improving their home environment, plus details of all UK sheltered housing and residential care homes.