Sensory Support

Navigating a home safely is essential for everyone, especially for those with sensory impairments.

Do you have adequate lighting in your home?

Ensure that you have the correct level of lighting in your home. If you need brighter lighting fluorescent bulbs are brighter and cost less to use

Are the lighting levels in your home consistent?

It is safest to have similar lighting in a room. Add lighting to dark areas and you can hang lightweight curtains or shades to reduce glare.

Is the path from your bed to the bathroom dark?

Put in a night light so that you can see where you are walking. Night lights are low energy lights which plug into a mains socket. A dusk to dawn light will switch on and off automatically

Do you have regular eye checks?

Have your eyes checked by an optician at least once a year and update your glasses. Opticians can visit you at home if you are unable to get out.

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For further assessment if you are struggling due to a sight or hearing impairment:

Social Services, Redcar and Cleveland, Telephone: 01642 065 070

Social Services, Middlesbrough, Telephone: 01642 065 070

RNIB

Telephone:: 0303 123 9999

Teesside and District Society for the Blind

Telephone: 01642 247 518

Action on Hearing Loss

Telephone:0808 808 0123

Text: 0780 000 0360

British Deaf Association

Text/facetime: 07795 410 724

For handrails, grab rails, minor adaptations to your home etc:

Handyperson and Adaptations Team , Redcar and Cleveland, Telephone: 01287 612 480

https://www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/resident/adult-children-health/adult-care/care-and-support/Pages/Handyperson-and-Adaptation-Team.aspx

Staying Put Agency, Middlesbrough, Telephone: 01642 729 524

https://www.middlesbrough.gov.uk/planning-and-housing/staying-put-agency

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