Wales Council of the Blind

Service type: Housing

Housing and built environment support, advice, training, and provision.

Managing Better (Anglesey & Gwynedd) - (Care and Repair Cymru)

Managing Better is a free, cross-tenure, home visiting service offering practical help for older people with sensory loss, dementia, or who have had a stroke. Their dedicated Managing Better Caseworkers will visit your home and provide vital information and practical help to enable you to live as freely and safely as possible. They can provide adaptations to your home that are necessary if you are suffering from sight loss, hearing loss, dementia or have had a stroke. They also can give benefits advice. Contact: Sara Williams.

Managing Better (Blaenau Gwent & Caerphilly) - (Care and Repair Cymru)

Managing Better is a free, cross-tenure, home visiting service offering practical help for older people with sensory loss, dementia, or who have had a stroke. Their dedicated Managing Better Caseworkers will visit your home and provide vital information and practical help to enable you to live as freely and safely as possible. They can provide adaptations to your home that are necessary if you are suffering from sight loss, hearing loss, dementia or have had a stroke. They can also provide benefits advice. Contact: Theresa Davies.

Managing Better (Bridgend) - (Care and Repair Cymru)

Managing Better is a free, cross-tenure, home visiting service offering practical help for older people with sensory loss, dementia, or who have had a stroke. Their dedicated Managing Better Caseworkers will visit your home and provide vital information and practical help to enable you to live as freely and safely as possible. They can provide adaptations to your home that are necessary if you are suffering from sight loss, hearing loss, dementia or have had a stroke. They can also provide benefits advice. Contact: Kelly Williams.

Managing Better (Cardiff and the Vale) - (Care and Repair Cymru)

Managing Better is a free, cross-tenure, home visiting service offering practical help for older people with sensory loss, dementia, or who have had a stroke. Their dedicated Managing Better Caseworkers will visit your home and provide vital information and practical help to enable you to live as freely and safely as possible. They can provide adaptations to your home that are necessary if you are suffering from sight loss, hearing loss, dementia or have had a stroke. They can also provide benefits advice. Contact: Gwenan Jones.

Managing Better (Carmarthenshire) - (Care and Repair Cymru)

Managing Better is a free, cross-tenure, home visiting service offering practical help for older people with sensory loss, dementia, or who have had a stroke. Their dedicated Managing Better Caseworkers will visit your home and provide vital information and practical help to enable you to live as freely and safely as possible. They can provide adaptations to your home that are necessary if you are suffering from sight loss, hearing loss, dementia or have had a stroke. Carmarthenshire Managing Better does not directly offer benefits advice, by they would refer the client to Age Concern for this. Contact: Helen Davies.

Managing Better (Ceredigion & Pembrokeshire) - (Care and Repair Cymru)

Managing Better is a free, cross-tenure, home visiting service offering practical help for older people with sensory loss, dementia, or who have had a stroke. Their dedicated Managing Better Caseworkers will visit your home and provide vital information and practical help to enable you to live as freely and safely as possible. They can provide adaptations to your home that are necessary if you are suffering from sight loss, hearing loss, dementia or have had a stroke. They can also check what benefits you're entitled to and help you apply for them. Contact: Heulwen Young.

Managing Better (Conwy & Denbighshire) - (Care and Repair Cymru)

Managing Better is a free, cross-tenure, home visiting service offering practical help for older people with sensory loss, dementia, or who have had a stroke. Their dedicated Managing Better Caseworkers will visit your home and provide vital information and practical help to enable you to live as freely and safely as possible. They can provide adaptations to your home that are necessary if you are suffering from sight loss, hearing loss, dementia or have had a stroke. They can also provide benefits advice. Contact: Amanda Derbyshire.

Managing Better (Flintshire & Wrexham) - (Care and Repair Cymru)

Managing Better is a free, cross-tenure, home visiting service offering practical help for older people with sensory loss, dementia, or who have had a stroke. Their dedicated Managing Better Caseworkers will visit your home and provide vital information and practical help to enable you to live as freely and safely as possible. They can provide adaptations to your home that are necessary if you are suffering from sight loss, hearing loss, dementia or have had a stroke. They can also provide benefits advice. Contact: Linda Bailey & Emma Dutton.

Managing Better (Monmouthshire & Torfaen) - (Care and Repair Cymru)

Managing Better is a free, cross-tenure, home visiting service offering practical help for older people with sensory loss, dementia, or who have had a stroke. Their dedicated Managing Better Caseworkers will visit your home and provide vital information and practical help to enable you to live as freely and safely as possible. They can provide adaptations to your home that are necessary if you are suffering from sight loss, hearing loss, dementia or have had a stroke. They can also provide benefits advice. Contact: Dawn Grant-Crichton.

Managing Better (Newport) - (Care and Repair Cymru)

Managing Better is a free, cross-tenure, home visiting service offering practical help for older people with sensory loss, dementia, or who have had a stroke. Their dedicated Managing Better Caseworkers will visit your home and provide vital information and practical help to enable you to live as freely and safely as possible. They can provide adaptations to your home that are necessary if you are suffering from sight loss, hearing loss, dementia or have had a stroke. They can also provide benefits advice. Contact: Claire Williams.

Managing Better (Powys) - (Care and Repair Cymru)

Managing Better is a free, cross-tenure, home visiting service offering practical help for older people with sensory loss, dementia, or who have had a stroke. Their dedicated Managing Better Caseworkers will visit your home and provide vital information and practical help to enable you to live as freely and safely as possible. They can provide adaptations to your home that are necessary if you are suffering from sight loss, hearing loss, dementia or have had a stroke. They can also provide benefits advice. Contact: Pat Griffiths & Emma Davies.

Managing Better (Rhondda Cynon Taf & Merthyr) - (Care and Repair Cymru)

Managing Better is a free, cross-tenure, home visiting service offering practical help for older people with sensory loss, dementia, or who have had a stroke. Their dedicated Managing Better Caseworkers will visit your home and provide vital information and practical help to enable you to live as freely and safely as possible. They can provide adaptations to your home that are necessary if you are suffering from sight loss, hearing loss, dementia or have had a stroke. They can also provide benefits advice. Contact: Amanda Jones.

Managing Better (Swansea & Neath Port Talbot) - (Care and Repair Cymru)

Managing Better is a free, cross-tenure, home visiting service offering practical help for older people with sensory loss, dementia, or who have had a stroke. Their dedicated Managing Better Caseworkers will visit your home and provide vital information and practical help to enable you to live as freely and safely as possible. They can provide adaptations to your home that are necessary if you are suffering from sight loss, hearing loss, dementia or have had a stroke. They can also provide benefits advice. Contact: Catherine Reed-Hughes.

Older Not Colder - (Care and Repair Cymru)

Older Not Colder is a Wales-wide service that helps older people to keep their homes warm and reduce their energy bills. Care and Repair can visit and asses your home and give you free expert advice. They will even try and find funding for you if you need repairs or work to improve the energy efficiency or warmth of your home. The service is for people who: live in Wales; are over the age of 60; own their own home or privately rent. Contact your local Care and Repair at https://careandrepair.org.uk/contact-us/ . Questions about the project can go to the email address below.

Visibly Better - (RNIB)

An accreditation and advice provider to enable organisations to create accessible and attractive environments in areas such as social housing, hospitals and offices.