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Age NI is the new force combining Age Concern Northern Ireland and
Help the Aged in Northern Ireland. Age NI is a member of the Age UK family.
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Older people are telling us that they want a Handyman who they can trust, from a replicable company providing a quality service at a fair cost.
Older people have also indicated that they would welcome a service that could provide other practical solutions to maintain their homes such as painting and decorating, gardening, plumbing and electrical work.
In the context of the current economic climate Age NI believes that it is time to strategically rethink how we can develop a Home Support Agency service to meet the needs of older people and explore new opportunities to improve service delivery sustainable for the longer term.
Age NI have been working with partners to establish a business case to adopt a new sustainable model of delivery and are seeking the views of older people and key stakeholders over the coming months. This would see us using the best elements of our previous service, HandyVan, to create a Home Support Agency which could provide a wider home repair and maintenance service for older people available across all of Northern Ireland. This could be a positive opportunity to extend our reach and to develop the learnings we have gained.
With an eye to the future, we can make a huge impact to the lives of older people and change the experience of growing older.
Home Support Agency services may initially consist of:
The plan would be to provide an affordable service, managed by Age NI and delivered on its behalf by an accredited list of suppliers.
If you are an older person, trade supplier or community supplier we would like to hear from you. It would be greatly appreciated if you could take a few minutes to complete one of the following surveys. Your answers will be treated in the strictest of confidence.
If you have any queries or seek further information please contact Jan Todd at IMS on 028 9260 2777 or Ciara Convie at Age NI on 028 9089 2646-
Evidence suggests there is a growing need for a Home Support service in Northern Ireland to support older people in their homes. We would like to receive your opinion about the proposed model.
Take the survey for older people
We are currently consulting with trade suppliers. If you are interested in becoming part of an accredited supplier circle, deliverying home support services on behalf of Age NI, we would like to receive your opinion.
Take the survey for trade suppliers
We are consulting with key stakeholders, suppliers, partners and homeowners themselves to determine how the services could 'best fit', and would like to to receive your opinion.
Take the survey for community suppliers
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Guides and factsheets aimed to keep you informed about issues surrounding home and care.
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Most downloads on this website are PDFs. We use this format to ensure that the document looks the same on everyone’s computer (website pages, by contrast, appear differently depending on how people have got their computer set up).
Computers use a program called Adobe Acrobat Reader to download PDFs. If you try clicking on a link to download a PDF and it doesn’t work, you will need to install Adobe Acrobat Reader onto your computer.
The process is quite straightforward and is free.
PDFs cannot be changed. If you need to be able to type into a downloaded document (for example, if we are offering a letter template that you need to put your name on) we will provide it as a Microsoft Word document rather than a PDF. You can then download it, type into it and save it to your computer.
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We have made every effort to make our PDFs accessible to screen readers. Here is an overview of your accessibility options available in Acrobat Reader. Please ensure that you have downloaded the latest version of Acrobat Reader from the Adobe Reader website to ensure that they are included in your version of the programme.You can use Adobe Reader to read a PDF out loud with the following shortcut keys:
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You can convert a PDF document into a text file for use with other software and hardware such as Braille printers by opening the PDF and choosing ‘Save as text’ from the File menu.
Advice from NI Direct government services on support and safety in your home.
The Warm Homes scheme is funded by the Department for Social Development, to make your home warmer, healthier and more energy efficient.
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