If you are disabled you may need to have adaptations made to your home. This could be a piece of specialist equipment, an extra fitting, or a minor alteration to your home such as grab rail, walk-in shower, and lever taps. There are a number of local agencies that can help with aids and adaptations as well as useful small items of equipment that can make daily living tasks a bit easier for you.
The Knowsley Access Team (KAT) is the first point of contact for information and advice. You can contact them from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday on 0151 443 2600. They will discuss your situation over the phone to talk about your needs and what equipment is available to help you.
Knowsley Centre for Independent Living aims to support people to maintain their independence and mobility.
The Centre for Independent Living is based at Huyton Business Park in Knowsley and has an open plan showroom with a wide range of equipment and supportive aids that you can view and test. Our display includes:
- Stairlifts and lifts
- Wet rooms
- Adapted toilets and bath chairs
- Grab rails
- Level access showers
- Small kitchen aids
- Beds
- Lifeline alarms
- Wheelchairs
- Walking aids
- Large aids and adaptions
We deliver a number of our community health services from the Centre for Independent Living, including our Aids and Adaptations Service, our Falls and Wellbeing Service, our Integrated Community Equipment Service (ICES), and our Wheelchair Service. We are open Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 4.30pm; Address: Unit 11 Brickfields, Huyton Business Park, Huyton, Merseyside L36 6HY. Phone: 0151 351 8705.
To access wheelchair services telephone 0151 351 8700 (you will require a referral to hire a wheelchair)
Help with walking
If you are finding it difficult to walk around inside your home and feel that you need a walking stick or frame, NHS have a Community Rehabilitation Team who will be able to help you. They can visit you to carry out an assessment to see which walking aid would suit you. They will also show you how to use this safely. Visit their service page for all the latest infromation.
Hiring Wheelchairs/Scooters
The National Federation of Shopmobility UK (NFSUK) is a UK registered Charity. It exists to support and promote its affiliated Schemes to existing and potential customers and encourage the development of new Schemes. In addition, NFSUK will do whatever it can to facilitate public access and offer related guidance and information.lshopmobility@localsolutions.org.uk, www.shopmobilityuk.org
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