What does it do?We run a home improvement agency called Metropolitan Care and Repair.
The project was set up to help elderly and disabled home owners and tenants to improve and adapt their homes in the London Borough of Haringey. Metropolitan Care and Repair also runs anti-burglary, gardening and hospital schemes to enable people live independently.
Last year, over 800 new customers were helped by the service.
Services within Metropolitan Care and Repair:
- home improvement agency
- Hospital Homelink
- anti-burglary support project.
Home improvement agency
The project helps elderly and disabled homeowners to repair, improve and adapt their homes. We will help people to overcome the practical difficulties in obtaining basic and essential repairs and improvements to their homes.
We can visit you at home to discuss and help with your problems.
- We will outline the options available to you.
- If building work is required we will help find and organise funding wherever possible.
- The project surveyor will draw up specifications, arrange for estimates from builders and monitor the work from start to finish.
- You will always be informed of the exact costs before you commit yourself to any building work.
Hospital Homelink
Hospital Homelink provides support, advice and information as well as practical assistance to people over 60 who have been discharged from hospital. It also provides support to prevent people going into hospital.
We provide free support with:
- moving light weight furniture
- benefits and concessionary travel
- applying for grants for heating and hot water
- accident prevention (checking on home hazards) including clearing obstacles which pose risks
- obtaining a care package.
For more information or an appointment please contact the Hospital Homelink Project Case Worker on 020 8829 8310.
Anti-Burglary Support Project
We offer assistance with the following:
- free fitting of window and door locks.
- free fitting of spy holes, door chains/bars.
- free fitting of smoke alarms
- filling in your insurance form and getting estimates from reliable contractors following a burglary.
- help with re-glazing or replacing a damaged window or door.
- advice on how to minimise the risk of a bogus caller entering your home
- help to access other relevant organisations.
If you would like more information or an appointment please phone: The Anti-Burglary Project Worker on 020 8829 8310