Home Improvement Agency

Description

The Home Improvement Agency is a key preventative service that reduces hospital admissions and supports people to remain at home for longer, avoiding costly care placements. The HIA has been commissioned to deliver the following outcomes: To help residents of Bristol to remain in their own homes/ in an alternative home that better meets their needs To help residents maximise their independence and improve their wellbeing That Bristol residents using the service feel safer, warmer, and healthier To meet the anticipated need for home improvement and adaptation services To avoid medical and/or social care which is the result of unsuitable or unsafe housing To increase the number and success of hospital discharge and to prevent readmission Benefits to the council/city: Helps Bristol citizens remain in their own homes/alternative accommodation that meets their needs. Cut costs by reducing re-admissions to hospitals. Bristol residents maximise independence and have been proven to feel safer, warmer and happier. Keywords: Independence , Home Improvement, Social Care