Older tenant walking aids required?

Older tenant walking aids required?

9:15 AM, 17th February 2022, About 2 years ago 21

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I have an older tenant in a small one-bed ground floor flat. His walking is getting worse, and he is now using a small supermarket trolley to get back and forth from the shops to lean on and transport his goods, which is fine, but he now brings it inside.

The front door immediately opens into the lounge area as there is no lobby, so the trolley sits in the lounge (which is not very big) directly on the carpet.

The flat front door is right on the pavement and there is nowhere to leave it outside (it’s on a slight incline and narrow pavement). He now talks of ‘upgrading’ to an actual mobility scooter, but I don’t want that inside. Apart from the carpet being obliterated, the door is not that wide (it’s a grade 2 listed building) and there is the major issue of it coming in soaking wet straight into the lounge. He won’t have the capacity to dry it down every time, and there really isn’t enough room in there anyway.

I want to help, but fear plaster and door damage, a completely trashed carpet and damp room.

I have suggested he leave it outside, but he refuses, saying it will get stolen.

Any ideas anyone?

DSR


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G Brown

20:28 PM, 23rd February 2022, About 2 years ago

Interesting reading these comments from a LL perspective and my father who has similar needs and privately rents flat. At no time has his LL offered any help, so very well done to you DSR.
As others have said, the local authority will have a Care of the Elderly, OT schemes as well as his GP who can refer him to services. As I have power of attorney it has been my responsibility, not dad's LL's, so One you may not be able to access any on his behalf, and Two, your T may not want any adaptions. I have read somewhere that making the flat wheelchair/disability friendly can increase rental, but might make it unattractive to the general population.

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