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Care and Repair Edinburgh – Better At Home

https://www.careandrepairedinburgh.org.uk/

Care and Repair Edinburgh (C&RE) a registered charity supports older (60+) and disabled people to live safely at home through providing a range of practical services.

C&RE is contracted by the City of Edinburgh Council (CEC) to provide the following core services:

•               Small Repairs

•               Adaptations

•               FREE Handyperson/Volunteer

•               Keysafe Fitting (Police Approved)

•               Trade Referrals

We are writing to ask for your support in raising awareness of the  services in place to support older or disabled  people living in Edinburgh and can provide leaflets and talks to various groups.  We all know an elderly or older person that may need support even if it is as simple as changing a light bulb as climbing ladders and standing on chairs is a challenge for elderly residents and is a falls risk.  We want as many people to know that we are here to help and that our volunteers are trained, vetted and local. 

Care and Repair can attend groups, team meetings and events so please do not hesitate to ask.  We receive referrals from various support agencies across Edinburgh; Older and Disabled people directly, Friends and Family, NHS Lothian Social Work Departments, Occupational Therapists, AGE Scotland, Fire and Rescue and Community Groups.

Our Vision is Home is Best and ensure that we will work with and for our clients to enable them to remain as independent for as long as is possible. The increased delivery of our core services will make a significant contribution to the prevention of accidents and falls and will result in lower hospital admissions. Being a small and nimble organisation, we are able to provide a responsive service in terms of fitting hand rails, chains and keysafes to help facilitate and expedite discharge.

I look forward to hearing from you and please let me know if you would like me to send you flyers and posters to display.

Thank you for sharing.

Kind Regards

Geraldine O’Connor

Care and Repair Edinburgh

1 Osborne Terrace

Edinburgh, EH12 5HG

Tel. 0131 337 1111

Email – geraldine.oconnor@careandrepairedinburgh.org.uk

Working days:  Monday Tuesday  Wednesday Thursday

www.careandrepairedinburgh.org.uk

Registered in Scotland No. SC158690

Charity No. SC 023790

If you would like to help us to help more elderly and disabled people and to expand our services, please get in touch to set up a Standing Order from £5 per month.