Housing and care related resources

This section contains an a-z listing of all resouces stored in the HousingCare.Org library.

Resources beginning with B

• Back Pain
  The causes of back pain and what can help to relieve it
• Banking for People who lack capacity to make decisions
  This document will help if a person is managing the financial and property affairs of someone who may lack capacity to look after some or all aspects of their own financial affairs. It gives guidance on how a bank account can be opened and money managed on their behalf.
• Basic Guide to Attendance Allowance & Disability Living Allowance
  Information about Attendance Allowance & Disability Living Allowance, which are social security benefits paid to help with the extra costs of illness and disability. They are tax free and not means tested
• Beating the Blues
  Looks at some of the things that might make you feel sad and ways of coming to terms with them. It also tells you how to recognise the difference between feeling down and being depressed and how to get help.
• Benefits - going into Hospital
  A chart that identifies how the length of time spent in hospital will affect payment of welfare benefits
• Benefits and services for deaf and hard of hearing people
  Information about support for deaf people, communication services, hearing aids and equipment and how to get them.
• Benefits for people aged 60 or over
  State pension age. Retirement pension. Other benefits. Winter fuel payments. Appointees & agents for disabled people. How much they are & how to claim
• Bereavement
  Information and advice about death & bereavement, including grief, difficult times & feelings, picking up the pieces, looking after self, practical concerns & things that need to be done, preparing for the death of someone close, looking to the future, and helpful organisations
• Bereavement
  Emotional & practical information & advice help to deal with the death of someone close. It includes Registration, the funeral, coping with grief, administration of the estate, and it includes useful organisation contacts
• Bereavement
  Information about wills, inheritance tax, funeral payments, bereavement payments
• Bereavement Benefits
  A brief guide to bereavement benefits for men and women who were widowed after April 2001.
• Best practice when placing older people in care homes
  The NHFA considers that best practice when placing older people in care homes should include a financial assessment on affordability and advice on how best to meet care costs over the long-term.
• Best Value in housing
  Describes what best value is about, and what local authorities are required to do
• Best Value in Housing : a guide for tenants and residents
  Information for Council tenants and leaseholders about Best Value
• Better Commissioning LIN
  Better commissioning of housing, health and social care services plays a key role in tackling the problem of delayed discharges as well as providing sound services that can be more responsive to older people's needs. The Better Commissioning LIN aims to help you commission services effectively, and to tackle related issues like staff shortages, training needs and partnership working.
• Better Hearing
  Provides information on what to do if you have hearing loss.
• Better Sight
  General advice on eye tests and glasses plus guidance for people with more serious sight loss.
• Beware of Bogus Callers
  Doorstep salesmen can provide a valuable service, bringing shopping facilities to your home. Unfortunately, not all callers are welcome or genuine. This information sheet explains your rights when shopping from home and how to avoid falling victim to cons and scams.
• Beyond Sheltered Accommodation : A review of extra care and care home provision for BME elders
  Details information from the desk research stage of a proposed "Review of service provision for a changing, diverse older peoplation in England : Extra care housing and care homes".
• Bladder and Bowel Weakness
  If you have accidental leakage of urine or bowel motion, this leaflet may help you to understand why, and give you some ideas on how to tackle the problem.
• Blue Badge Holders
  Basic parking rules for Blue Badge Holders in London
• Bogus callers
  Advice on how to prevent being conned by bogus callers
• Brighter Futures
  A Report On Research into Provision for Persons with Dementia in Residential Homes, Nursing Homes and Sheltered Housing
• British Red Cross website - short term support for independent living
  Information about the short term support that the British Red Cross can help with, I.e. care in the home, medical equipment loans, transport & escort assistance, therapeutic massage, and skin camouflage treatment.
• Burglary
  Information and advice for people who have been the victims of burglary, including practical tips and explanation of how Victim Support can help
• Business Planning for Home Improvement Agencies
  Good practice guide for Home Improvement Agencies on business planning
• Buying & Selling Property - your legal rights
  Information for people buying or selling property. It includes estates agents, offers, exchange of contract, completion, what the price should include, problems with solicitors, conveyancers & surveys, buying a new build home, leasehold and freehold properties, mortgage and money problems, neighbour disputes & anti social behaviour.
• Buying a Funeral Plan
  Explains what pre-paid funeral plans are, and what to look for in buying one.
• Buying a PC
  Information and advice about buying a PC. It covers issues to consider, where to buy a pc, thinking about your needs, and it has useful a glossary of terms
• Buying Goods or Services at Home
  Explains your rights when shopping from home and how to avoid falling victim to cons and scams. Includes information about doorstep selling, bogus callers, and buying by mail order, phone, & internet.
• Buying Retirement Housing
  Describes retirement housing, (also known as sheltered housing), explains some of the rights that purchasers have and highlights some things to consider when buying retirement housing.
• Buying Retirement Housing
  Describes retirement housing, (also known as sheltered housing), explains some of the rights that purchasers have and highlights some things to consider when buying retirement housing.