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You and Your Community
As you get older or if you have health problems, it can be harder to live safely at home. You might find it difficult to move around, cook, wash, or use your bathroom or kitchen.
This can feel worrying. But there are things that can help.
You can:
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Get support and equipment to make life easier.
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Make changes to your home.
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Learn skills again that you may have lost because of illness.
This page gives you simple advice to help you stay safe and independent at home.
Services That Can Help You
Here are some local services in Hartlepool that may help:
Many supermarkets offer home delivery or click-and-collect. You can order online and choose a time for delivery.
Mobile hairdressers can come to your home. They cut and colour hair for men, women, and children.
You can get help with cleaning your home. Some cleaners are trained to help people with dementia and are background checked.
Services are available to wash and iron clothes. Some will collect and deliver.
Cleaners can wash your windows, driveway, or patio at a time that suits you.
You can get help with grooming your dog or cat. Some services will pick up and drop off your pet.
Gardeners can help with grass cutting, hedge trimming, and more.
Local decorators can paint, hang wallpaper, or fix walls.
Disclaimer
Please check references and reviews where these are available. Hartlepool Borough Council accept no responsibility for the services provided below or the quality of their provision; it is in your best interests and your responsibility to request and check all credentials and references provided by the services described here. While every care has been taken in the compilation of this information, the Hartlepool Borough Council will not be held responsible for any loss, damage or inconvenience caused as a result of inaccuracy or error within these pages. The Hartlepool Borough Council does not endorse any external linked sites and is not responsible for their content.