Equipment & Adaptations

The local council will support you if you are disabled and need equipment to keep you safe and independent at home. They will ensure you get the correct equipment yourself or may pay the cost of loaning larger equipment if they assess it will make day-to-day living easier. You can contact Adult Social Care for more information on assessments on 01733 747474, or Visit their website for more information Peterborough City Council Assessments.

Technology enabled care (TEC) is for equipment and technology to help adults stay independent.

The TEC team at Peterborough City Council can provide a range of equipment, including the following:

• Epilepsy detectors
  Detectors are usually used overnight under the mattress of your bed but there are alternative options which you can wear. Alerts can be raised via a pager or a smart device.
• Door alarms
  If you have a cognitive impairment, door alarms can help to ensure your safety by notifying someone else if you go through a door.
• Home activity sensors
  Motion detectors to check on the movements and activity of a person.
• Falls Detector
  You can wear these devices alongside a community alarm pendant. The falls detector can raise an alert independently of the wearer to indicate that there may have been a fall.
• Home safety
  This includes smoke or flood detectors to raise alerts remotely when activated. Other solutions include panic buttons and smart doorbells.

Call the council on 01733 7474747, or Visit their TEC webpage fis.peterborough.gov.uk

Hospital Occupational Therapists can provide solutions to living safely at home, visit the webpage for more information www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk. This is relevant both during a hospital stay Inpatient Services: 01733 673671 and upon your return home Outpatient Services: 01733 673555.

Shopmobility is hosted in Queensgate by Disability Peterborough. You can hire a range of wheelchairs and mobility scooters, both for the town centre and for holidays. Telephone 01733 313133, Email shopmobility@disabilitypeterborough.org, or Visit disabilitypeterborough.org/shopmobility,

The Local Authority is responsible for providing equipment for daily living and non-medical needs for disabled children. Equipment for children is usually free of charge. If you would like support or assistance for your disabled child, or to make a referral to the ‘Childrens with Disabilities’ team, Telephone 01733 864180, or Visit peterborough.gov.uk

Living Made Easy provide free impartial advice on gadgets, adaptations and aids. They have over 10,000 products with direct links to over 1,000 suppliers. Telephone 0300 999 0004, or Visit www.livingmadeeasy.org.uk