Housing and care related resources

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

Resources beginning with G

• Gardening
  For many people of all ages, gardening provides pleasure, exercise and a reason for going outside. This information sheet offers advice on planning a garden to suit your needs, tools to help in the garden, gardening indoors, safety in the garden and practical help available.
• Gardening & Arthritis
  Information for people with arthritis who wish to do gardening.
• Gardening webpage
  comprehensive webpage about gardening, offering special features such as basics, design, identification of plants, regional gardening tips, and seasonal advice etc
• Gas Appliances - get it checked, keep it safe (Czech Version)
  Information and advice about gas safety in the home
• Gas Appliances - get it checked, keep it safe (Turkish Version)
  Information and advice about gas safety in the home
• Gas appliances - get them checked, keep them safe
  Information and advice about gas safety in the home
• Gas appliances - get them checked, keep them safe (Gujarati Version)
  Information and advice about gas safety in the home
• Gas Appliances - get them checked, keep them safe (Polish Version)
  Information and advce about gas safety in the home
• Gas Appliances - get them checked, keep them safe (Albanian Version)
  Information and advice about gas safety in the home
• Gas Appliances - get them checked, keep them safe (Arabic Version)
  Information and advice about gas safety in the home
• Gas Appliances - get them checked, keep them safe (Bengali Version)
  Information and advice about gas safety in the home
• Gas Appliances - get them checked, keep them safe (Chinese Version)
  Information and advice about gas safety in the home
• Gas Appliances - get them checked, keep them safe (Hindi Version)
  Information and advice about gas safety in the home
• Gas Appliances - get them checked, keep them safe (Punjabi Version)
  Information and advice about gas safety in the home
• Gas Appliances: get them checked, keep them safe (Urdu Version)
  Information and advice about gas safety in the home
• Get involved
  Reasons for doing voluntary work, and opportunities available through WRVS
• Get it Right from the Start
  A guide for organisations that use volunteers, promoting the need for volunteer policies as the key to diverse volunteer involvement
• Get Wheelchair Wise
  A guide to public transport for wheelchair users : basic facts and advice
• Getting help from your doctor - a guide for people worried about their memory, people with dementia, and carers
  This guide covers dementia specialists, the diagnosis and treatment of dementia and memory problems. It includes advice for carers and services that can help.
• Getting Legal Advice
  Information about obtaining and paying for legal advice in England and Wales.
• Getting on: A quick reference guide to support services for people who are blind or partially sighted
  Information about the services for sight impaired people, and how to access them. Includes needs assessment, money, housing, consumer services, transport, leisure etc
• Getting to Grips with Manual Handling
  Explanation of the common problems associated with manual handling, and setting out of best practice in dealing with them.
• Gloucestershire Care Homes Guide
  
• Going into Hospital
  This information sheet has been written for patients, their relatives, carers and friends so that any reductions or loss of benefits can be prepared for.
• Going on Holiday
  Advice for carers about planning for & going on holiday with someone who has Dementia
• Going to Live Abroad
  This general guide contains tips and sources of information for people who are considering moving to live abroad.
• Good Neighbour or Professional: The grey areas in the Scheme Managers role
  Report of a day workshop held by and for professionals examining the 'grey areas' in the job roles of scheme managers of sheltered housing as experienced by themselves, and a suggested Guide for Good Practice.
• Grants & Loans from the State for People on a Low Income (The Social Fund)
  Explains what help you may be able to get from the social fund and how to claim it. The social fund is a Benefits Agency scheme to help people who are on a low income to pay for expenses that are not normally covered by weekly benefit.
• Grants from Charities for People on a Low Income
  An explanation of the type of help charities can provide, and how to get in touch with them.
• Guidance on the use of Self-assessment framework in Supporting People Reviews
  Guidance as title, for Home Improvement Agencies
• Guide to Procuring Care and Support Services
  Guide designed to help non-procurement professionals who need to procure (or pruchase) services for older people who need care and support. It is particularly relevant for local authority staff and for other public bodies.
• Guide to Supporting People for front line staff
  A general overview of the Supporting People regime, describing what it is, the funding changes, formal structures, reviews, monitoring and charging
• Guide to the Right to Acquire
  Explanation, step by step, of the scheme giving eligible tenants of Registered Social Landlords the legal right to buy the home they currently rent. Effective from January 2005.
• Guide to User Involvement for Organisations Providing Housing Related Support Services.
  Summary of an ODPM publication that promotes the involvement of service users in all aspects of housing related support services. It describes how opportunities for user involvement can be developed, promotes good practice and gives examples of these. It is primarily aimed at organisations providing housing support.
• Guiding
  Practical information and tips about guiding someone who is blind or partially sighted