26 min
How to reform Scotland's home adaptations services Age Scotland Conversations
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- Documentary
Being able to live independently, safely and well in your own home for as long as possible is the consistent aspiration of the vast majority of older people in Scotland. This has been highlighted loud and clear through a wide range of Age Scotland research as people want to keep that connection to their community, family and friends.
Dr Vikki McCall from the University of Stirling, and Age Scotland's David Petrie talk about their new research, "Making Adaptations Work for Older People in Scotland", which highlights the experiences older and disabled people have with accessing home adaptation support and 15 ways to reform it.
Read the report and findings at www.age.scot/makingadaptationswork
Being able to live independently, safely and well in your own home for as long as possible is the consistent aspiration of the vast majority of older people in Scotland. This has been highlighted loud and clear through a wide range of Age Scotland research as people want to keep that connection to their community, family and friends.
Dr Vikki McCall from the University of Stirling, and Age Scotland's David Petrie talk about their new research, "Making Adaptations Work for Older People in Scotland", which highlights the experiences older and disabled people have with accessing home adaptation support and 15 ways to reform it.
Read the report and findings at www.age.scot/makingadaptationswork
26 min