Mobility is only one part of access
Fatigue, pain, transfers, reach, sight, hearing, cognition, sensory needs and assistance from another person can all change what makes a home usable.
Planning & Support
Explore what could make your home easier to use
Start with the activities that are difficult, not a product or building solution. This explorer helps you identify home adaptation ideas and questions worth discussing before deciding what work to pursue.
Step 1 of 4
Start with everyday life
What is difficult to do or access at home?
Select every area that applies. Several connected difficulties can point towards a different solution from treating one room in isolation.
What home adaptations might help?
Start with the difficulty, then explore possible solutions
People often search for a product such as a stairlift, wet room or ramp before knowing whether it is the best way to solve the underlying problem. A more useful starting point is the everyday activity, how it is difficult, what support or equipment is already involved, and how the home itself affects that activity.
The property can change the answer
A solution still has to work with available space, levels, structure, essential rooms, existing equipment, tenure and the needs of other people who use the home.
Needs can change over time
Fluctuating conditions, recovery, progressive conditions and children’s growth can make flexibility and future-proofing important parts of the discussion.
Continue your research
Turn the exploration into practical next steps
Use the OT assessment planner to organise what you want to discuss, or continue through the adaptation journey to explore funding, guidance and company research.