2. What is a
Home Improvement Agency?
• We help, advise and support people:
– who are over 60, or
– are disabled, or
– are on a low income
– who own their own home or live in privately
rented accommodation
• We help with home repairs, improvements
or adaptations.
3. What does the Agency do?
• We visit people and discuss any problems
they have with their home.
• We draw up a list of things that we can do
to help
• We help to arrange the money for any
work, e.g. grants or loans
• We arrange for builders or contractors to
carry out the work
4. How safe is your home?
• Let’s find out!
• It’s time to play…………
6. TOP 5 ROOMS WHERE PEOPLE HAVE A
FALL
HALL STAIRS LANDING X
X
X
LIVING / DINING ROOM
KITCHEN
BATHROOM / TOILET
BEDROOM
55
18
12
8
7
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
7. TOP 6 REASONS WHY PEOPLE FALL
THINK ALREADY AT BOTTOM X
X
X
SOMEONE ELSE’S HOUSE
CARRYING SOMETHING
LOOSE SLIPPERS
ALCOHOL
21
12
11
9
6
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
CHILDREN / PETS 56.
8. Don’t fall on the stairs!
• Keep stairs well lit
• Take care when carrying things
• Take care when cleaning
• Keep stairs and landings free from clutter
• Check your carpet
• Hold the handrail
• Don’t rush
10. TOP 6 WAYS A BURGLAR GETS
INTO A HOUSE
FORCED LOCK X
X
X
REMOVED / BROKE GLASS
OPEN DOOR / WINDOW
BOGUS OFFICIAL
HAD A KEY
50
23
15
5
4
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
PUSHED PAST PERSON 36.
11. TOP 5 SECURITY MEASURES TO PREVENT
A BURGLARY
INDOOR TIMER LIGHTS X
X
X
WINDOW LOCKS
OUTDOOR SENSOR LIGHTS
DEADLOCKS ON DOORS
SECURITY CHAIN
65
53
51
50
49
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
12. Other top security tips
• Install a visible burglar alarm
• Padlock your shed and side gate
• Don’t leave valuables on view
• Don’t leave cash lying around
• If you go out at night, close the curtains
and leave a light on – use a low energy
light bulb!
13. TOP 6 CAUSES OF DOMESTIC FIRES WITH
CASUALTIES
COOKING / COOKERS X
X
X
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES
SMOKING
ELECTRICAL WIRING
HEATING / FIRES
64
12
11
6
5
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
CANDLES 26.
14. Keep safe in a fire!
• Fit smoke alarms - test them every week
• Know how to escape in a fire
• Keep exits clear
• Take extra care in the kitchen
• Stub out cigarettes properly
• Don’t leave the TV on standby overnight
• Don’t overload electrical sockets
15. TOP 5 WAYS A TYPICAL HOME
LOSES ITS HEAT
WALLS X
X
X
ROOF
DRAUGHTS
WINDOWS / DOORS
GROUND FLOOR
37
29
19
8
7
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
16. TOP 6 MOST COST EFFECTIVE WAYS TO
MAKE YOUR HOME ENERGY EFFICIENT
LOW ENERGY LIGHTING X
X
X
HOT WATER TANK JACKET
CAVITY WALL INSULATION
RADIATOR PANELS
LOFT INSULATION
1 YEAR
2 YEARS
3 YEARS
4 YEARS
5 YEARS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
DRAUGHT PROOFING 6 YEARS6.
17. Warmfront Grants
• Available if you get certain benefits
• Up to £2,700 for insulation or heating
• If you don’t get benefits, they’ll check to
see if you should
• Call Warmfront on 0800 072 6011
• Or, for big discounts on insulation call the
Energy Advice Centre on 0800 512012
18. HOMEsafe
• We can check your home to see how safe
it is, and help you to make it safer
• Free service to anyone over 60 or
disabled
• We can supply free smoke detectors and
energy saving light bulbs
• There are no hidden catches
• We want to keep you safe in your own
home
19. Feedback
• Is anything in your home dangerous?
• Could anything be made safer?
• Could we help?
• Are there any other services we could
provide to help you?
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Highlights were people are most likely to fall.
The most likely place of all is on the stairs
Many people fall at the last step thinking they are already at the bottom of the stairs. This is sometimes due to poor lighting or impaired eyesight
Accidents happen in other people’s houses (for example when visiting children) where surroundings are unfamiliar
Carrying something often contributes, particularly on stairs
Slippers are often loose and lead to a trip or stumble and then a fall
Alcohol may contribute to many more falls where it is not mentioned
People trip over all sorts of things including children and pets
Other reasons include rushing to the toilet, not turning on the light at night and poor eyesight.
Avoid reaching for things that are high up
Or things that are low down
Look out for things that can make you trip, like edges of carpets
Trailing cables, or
Loose mats and rugs
Make sure you have handrails where you need them
And that you were appropriate footwear
Fit a letter cage so that you don’t have to bend down to pick up the post
British Crime Survey statistics.
Always fit locks with a British Standard kite mark – it may invalidate your insurance if you don’t
Double glazing is much harder to break
Never leave doors unlocked, or leave windows open when you got out
Always ask for ID, and check if you’re unsure
Never leave a key under a doormat
Always use the security chain
Figures are the percentage decrease in your chance of being burgled for each security measure that you have fitted.
Make your house less appealing to a burglar.
Timer lights make it look like your in, even if you’re out!
Based on Home office figures for the sources of ignition of accidental dwelling fires
Emphasise the need for smoke alarms – can be fitted free of charge
The percentage of heat lost through each element of a typical house.
Note that double glazing would not make that much of a contribution compared to other measures
Based on £5 for a new low energy light bulb
Based on £20 for a new hot water jacket
Based on £300 for cavity wall insulation
Based on £25 for a radiator panel – alternatively stick aluminium foil on corrugated cardboard
Based on £250 for loft insulation
Based on £100 for draught proofing – but will also increase comfort levels
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