Mrs DF - 6840
Mrs DF is 70 years old and has recently been admitted to
hospital due to falls in her current property. She suffered a
fractured femur and coccyx; she requires 24hr a day oxygen due to
COPD.
She is an owner occupier and due to financial difficulty she
will lose her home. She is looking for a 1 bed ground floor
property in East end of Glasgow.
Mrs ANM - 6827
Mrs ANM is 84 years old and recently left Lightburn
hospital.
She is an owner occupier and her home has dampness and is in
poor state of repair, she also suffers from harassment. She is
looking for a 1 bed ground floor flat in the East of Glasgow.
Miss HD - 6838
Miss HD is 73 years old and has suffered a spinal injury, she is
unable to return to her home as there are 3 flights of stairs. She
is looking for a 3 bed fully wheelchair accessible property in
North or East end of Glasgow, her daughter will be coming to live
with her to help care for Miss HD.
Mr and Mrs JM - 6819
Mr JM is 78 yrs older and currently in the Southern General,
after a second amputation operation - wound did not heal so his leg
has now been amputated higher up. Due to falls and difficulty
using his artificial leg due to ulcers he is now a wheelchair
user. He is also a carer for his wife. He has been referred
to WestMarc for an electric wheelchair but will require a suitable
property before he can return to the community and benefit from
it.
Mrs JM is 77 years old, she has a history of breathing and
mobility issues, she is now PEG feeding. They are looking for
a 2 or 3 bedroom wheelchair accessible property in the West of
Glasgow. They are currently tenants of Partick HA.
Miss CM - 6845
Miss CF is 74 years old. She currently occupies a 3
bedroom private rented property which is no longer suitable for
her. She is partially sighted and profoundly deaf. She
has mobility issues and has a history of falls. She looking
for a ground floor level access 1 bed property in the East of the
city.
Mrs EM - 6826
Mrs EM is 83 years old, she is currently in hospital. Mrs
EM is blind and has broken her hip and wrist due to falls.
She cannot return safely to her home due to stairs. She
requires a 1 bedroom property in the East of Glasgow.
Mrs AL - 6815
Mrs AL is 78 years old, she was admitted to hospital and could
not be discharged home to her inaccessible bought property.
The property was sold while she was in hospital and she was placed
in a care home as a result of mobility difficulties due to
Rheumatoid Arthritis three years ago. The care home has steps to
access it. She cannot manage any steps, has family in
Anniesland and Milngavie and would consider a one bedroom
wheelchair accessible property in either location.
Mrs AL overall health has improved and she would now like to
leave the care home and return to the community. GCIL are
assisting her with applications to Landlords covering both Glasgow
and East Dunbartonshire.
Mr CM - 6834
Mr CM is 66 yrs old, current property is up 3 flights of steps
(50 in total), they are currently tenants of Tollcross HA. Mr
CM has arthritis and already has one artificial knee and is
currently waiting for the other to be replaced as well. They
would like a 2 or 3 bedroom flat.
Summary:
The above people are registered on Home2Fit,
Scotland's Accessible Housing Register - which as a national
accessible housing register works across local authority
boundaries. GCIL are providing housing advocacy.
GCIL currently have a high level of demand for Better at Home,
we are currently working with 67 elderly disabled people.
Since Change Fund / ICF started funding this project we have
successfully completed 28 complex cases.
For further information please contact:
Grant Carson
Director, Employment and Housing Services,
Glasgow Centre for Inclusive Living.
Email Grant@gcil.org.uk
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