Overview
Equipment and home adaptations can make your life easier and safer.
Types of equipment
Equipment can include anything that can be re-used once you no longer need it. So it isn’t usually something that is fixed permanently in your home. Examples include:
- raised toilet seats
- perching stools
- bath lifts
- telecare
See pictures of types of equipment and adaptation.
Types of adaptation
An adaptation to your home is any change made to your home to help you live comfortably.
Examples of minor adaptations include:
- hand rails
- stair rails
- half steps
Examples of major adaptations include:
- changes to the layout of your toilet or bathroom
- changes to doorways
- putting in a stair lift
See pictures of types of equipment and adaptation.
Other changes
Sometimes equipment may not be the best way to help you.
Instead of buying equipment, you may be able to change the way you do everyday things to make them easier.
Home Adaptations Policy
Thurrock Council is committed to delivering housing adaptations in a fair, transparent and consistent way.
Our Housing Adaptations Policy explains how requests for adaptations are assessed, prioritised and delivered for people living in council-owned homes. It includes information about eligibility, assessments, decision-making, responsibilities, complaints and appeals, helping residents understand how adaptation requests are considered and progressed.