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The four most common home adaptations needed inside the home are:
Grab rail inside A bath/shower A specialist A shower to replace the home seat or other aids toilet seat the bath
The most common reasons why homes did not have the required adaptations in 2014/15:
Not enough time Could not afford to Modifications were to carry them out pay for them not worth doing
The 4 features considered to be the most important for a home to be ‘visitable’ by people with mobility impairments are:
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Level Sufficiently wide access door and circulation
space to move around
Flush threshold
Use of a toilet on the ground or at entrance level.
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