Equipment

If you are aged 18 or over and need to use enabling equipment to help you stay independent, we can offer you information, advice and support.

In line with Government requirements, we have a Community Equipment Service to issue equipment on loan, after assessment, for use by people with disabilities and their carers.

What do we mean by equipment?

These are items that may enable you to carry out daily living tasks as independently as possible. This could be a walking aid or bath seat for example, and may also be used to help your carer to continue looking after you at home, safely.

How do you decide what equipment may help you?

Occupational Therapists will talk to you about your needs - we call this an assessment. They will identify the safest, most suitable equipment to meet your needs.

We use 'Fair Access to Care Services' guidance from the Department of Health to help us work out who is eligible for a service. To find out more, please see the help from adult social care service page.

More about equipment

Below are some important points about equipment:

• equipment that is on loan must stay in Plymouth unless specifically agreed in writing with us.
• equipment should only be used in the safe way it was demonstrated, and not modified in any way or lent to anyone else.
• it may be possible to use Direct Payments to obtain equipment - see the direct payments page.

Who to contact about equipment

To find out more about getting equipment to help you to stay independent, please contact us using the details above.

If equipment is damaged or unsafe, or no longer required, and you have a care manager please inform them in the first instance. If you don’t have a Care Manager please call our contact centre on the details above.

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