Independent Living Adviser

Could you benefit from our free home safety advice?

Our Independent Living Adviser can carry out a free home assessment and offer advice on how you could make some small changes to improve your safety and comfort, including:

Draught proofing your home to make it warmer and reduce fuel bills
Replacing faulty electrical items
Installing handrails or accessibility ramps outside of your property
Placing indoor grab rails by stairs or in bathrooms
Fitting key safes to make it easy and safe for carers to gain access
Installing smoke alarms and replacing batteries
Small repairs carried out by our fully qualified joiner

We’ll create a report of recommendations which we will share with you or a family member. With your agreement, we can also arrange to make any small changes in your home. Some of the recommendations may be carried out free of charge using our handy person volunteer service or using our small repairs service at a subsidised rate. We also have a hardship fund available where applicable.

Our Independent Living Adviser and ﬁtters are PVG registered and we work closely with partners such as Edinburgh City Council, Home Energy Scotland, ROSPA and ATEC24 Community Alarm Service to signpost and give further advice. We work in line with current coronavirus guidelines.

We are now taking bookings for January 2021 and beyond. To book your free home safety visit or to find out more please call 0131 337 1111 or email reception@cre.scot.