Access and Independent Living

Knowing how to make you home accessible and support your independence as you age will allow you to remain living in your own home as long as you choose. This audit is about access, circulation and mobility but it is also about controlling and regulating your own environment so that you can live comfortable and maintain a healthy, active lifestyle.

Access


Access to and around the home on a day to day basis is a number one priority for most people and as such this forms one of our most important audits. As you age some day to day tasks can become increasingly difficult and what many people don't realise is that your home design, fitting and fixtures can either help with daily routines or hinder them.

Moving around you home and perform daily tasks independently and safely is always an important determining factor in the decision of whether you can remain in your own home as you age.

This audit is is crucial for anybody that relies on the use of a mobility aid to show them how to make their home more accessible reducing their reliance on family and friends for care and allowing them to be independent.

Independent Living


The Independent Living section of this audit concentrates on how the design of your home effects your independence and ability to look after yourself on a daily basis.

Simple things like being able to control the temperature in your home, having task lighting where needed and being able to easily operate taps and door handles are all factors that effect your level of independence.


This audit also considers factors of financial independence in terms of the materials, fittings and fixtures you choose for your home and the durability and longevity of your home and helping you to avoid costly maintenance and repairs in the future. 

Topics included in this audit are:-

     
  • Access and Mobility View Sample Pages>>
  • Movement around the Yard
  • Pathways and Ramps
  • Steps and Stairs
  • Room Circulation
  • Storage
  • Operation of Doors and windows
  • Operating Lights
  • Access to Bathroom and Kitchen Facilities
  • Bench Heights
  • Controlling Temperature
  • Environment Management
  • Financial consideration and selection of fittings and materials
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