Equipment, Aids + Adaptations

Do you work within a Home Improvement Agency (HIA)? Are you an Occupational Therapist that assesses for Disabled Facility Grant applications? Do you refer into a HIA and want to know more about Trusted Assessors? Are you intrigued by the role of Trusted Assessors? Do you want to recruit Trusted Assessors and need to know more? Are you overseeing the work of Trusted Assessors and want to input on role development or comment on training and ongoing support? Foundations is the national body for HIAs in England. As such, they are appealing to anyone involved in the use of Trusted Assessors within adaptations as an assessed intervention to discuss this with their intern. The will be joined by an intern for 6 weeks from 31st August 2021. They will be working on a research project on the benefits of using a "trusted assessor" approach to home adaptations, in an effort to reduce the wait often required for a fully qualified occupational therapist. Analysing Foundations’ existing data sets to draw conclusions and carrying out interviews with people in the home adaptations sector will inform this process going forward. For more information, or to make any submissions please contact Laraine Epstein, Occupational Therapist and Regional Advisor for Foundations on: email: larainee@Foundations.uk.com tel: 01457 761280 mob: 07593 555642

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