Stairlift & Mobility News
The latest UK news on stairlifts, home adaptations, grants, and independent living
A New UK Standard for Assistive Technology: What It Means When You Choose Equipment for the Home
A new professional body for assistive technology has just launched in the UK, and it quietly matters more than it might sound to anyone thinking about how to stay safe and independent at home. The Professional Association of Assistive Technologists, known as PAAT,...
Planning a Stairlift Before Winter? Why Starting Now Matters as Council Waits Stretch to Months
As the summer draws to a close, thousands of older households across the UK will be thinking about how to stay safe on the stairs through the colder, darker months ahead. The awkward truth is that the main route to a funded stairlift, a Disabled Facilities Grant...
Record Hospital Discharge Delays: How a Home Ready for Recovery Helps Older People Get Back Sooner
More than 13,000 older people a day are now stuck in hospital in England despite being well enough to go home, according to a new report from Age UK. It is a figure that has climbed by almost 70 per cent since 2021, and one of the biggest reasons people cannot leave...
Care Vacancies Are Falling but the UK Workforce Is Shrinking: What It Means for Ageing at Home
New figures from Skills for Care show that vacancies in England’s adult social care sector have fallen to their lowest level in ten years, which sounds like unambiguously good news. Look a little closer, though, and the same report reveals a domestic workforce...