Services to help you live safely and well at home
Maintaining your home in good, secure, safe and warm condition may present increasing problems as you grow older.
Help to make your home more age-friendly
A challenge we all face as we get older is to think about where we live, and how it will work for us when we’re older. If you intend to ‘stay put’ where you are, then thinking and planning ahead makes sense.
Home improvement Agencies (HIAs), also known as Care & Repair agencies, are local non-profit organisations set up to help older people think about, plan, finance and organise work on their homes.
Handyperson services tackle smaller repair jobs, including installing safety & security devices. They are provided by many local Age UKs as well as other organisations.
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Read more on our staying put, staying at home page
If affording work to your home is an issue, try Age UK’s Home improvements and repairs factsheet
Practical help and support in your home
Our home service directory provides information about a wide range of services for older people. Select one of the topics below to browse service in your area.
For guidance on how to find help at home, see Our factsheet Living longer – remaining independent
If affording services to help you at home is a problem, see our factsheets Benefits for people of retirement age and Support and help for carers
For longer reads, search the EAC Library
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Help with housework or gardening
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Getting out and about
Getting older can make it more difficult to get around and do the things you used to do, or would like to do. But there are plenty of services that could help you. Our Home Services Directory offers information about: