The Preventative Adaptations (PAD Team)

PAD for Older People's Homes scheme is a completely free service for all people aged 60 and over living in the Nottingham City Council Area.

You can be a Nottingham City Council tenant, a homeowner or be in privately rented accomodation.

If in private rented accommodation permission from your landlord may be required for some adaptations.

Aims to:

• Increase safety in the home for older people
• Reduce falls
• Facilitate timely discharge from hospital

All costs for the PAD Scheme adapatations are met by Nottingham City Council using funds allocated jointly by NHS Nottingham City.

Following a risk assessment, adaptations may include:

• Grab rails by the bath or enterence doors
• An additional stair rail
• Raising an arm chair
• Replacing a high step to front or rear enterence door with shallow steps
• Referral to AgeUK for fire safety assessment and free smoke alarm
• Threshold strips

Refer through Metropolitan signposting scheme 0115 876 2485