Case studies

Jason

Jenny cares for her teenage son, Jason, who has autistic spectrum disorder. They live in a semi-det... read more
Mrs Nettles

Mrs Nettles is 67 and lives on her own in a semi detached house in Hertfordshire.Her concern: Mrs N... read more
Mr Beaty

Mr Beaty is 79 years old. He lives alone in his own house but he feels vulnerable at times and anxio... read more
Mr Jones

Mr Jones has recently been into hospital for an operation. He has been discharged home but has had ... read more
James

James has Down's Syndrome and wants to live on his own and be independent. His parents support Jame... read more
Mrs Pearson

Mrs Pearson has rheumatoid arthritis, as well as memory and sensory impairment difficulties. She li... read more
Mr and Mrs Owen

Mr and Mrs Owen are both severely visually impaired. Their concern: Close friends experience... read more
Jamie

Jamie is 6 years old and loves sport and computer games. He has epilepsy and can experience a se... read more
Megan

Megan had been living with her husband David for 12 years and they had three children. David has a ... read more
Mrs Evans

Mrs Evans is 84 and lives alone. She suffers from spinal damage which restricts her movement and a... read more
Mrs Martin

Mrs Martin is 64, has a history of arthritis and has recently had a hip replacement and two knee re... read more
Val

Lucy cares for her mum, Val, who has early onset dementia with rapid deterioration of memory. The... read more
Julie

David cares for his wife Julie, who has type 1 diabetes. Their concerns: David had to reduce ... read more
Mrs Bhar

Mr and Mrs Bhar are a couple in their eighties. Mrs Bhar is prone to walking about at night due to ... read more
Alice

Sara cares for her 76 year old mother, Alice, who has severe dementia. Her concerns: 1) Alice... read more
Mr and Mrs Stewart

Mrs Stewart has been recovering from major surgery and is very frail, and Mr Stewart, who is diabet... read more
Keith

Keith has Stage 2 multiple sclerosis. Every so often he is unable to stop himself falling and occas... read more
Mary

A small pendant has opened up a new life of independence for Newham resident Mary Mary has learni... read more
Adrian

Adrian has learning disabilities. He is a vulnerable adult who has now been able to start living a... read more
Pardeep

Pardeep is an elderly lady who began to suffer mild dementia. As well as a daughter, she has two s... read more
Peggy

Peggy is 82 and lives alone. She uses a zimmer frame to mobilise around her home and keeps one fram... read more
Caroline

Caroline is 78 and lives with her husband Bill, in their 3 storey house. Their kitchen is in the ... read more
Maria

Maria is 79 and lives with her husband aged 82 in a ground floor flat. They enjoy playing bridge and... read more
Cyril

Cyril is 69 and lives with his wife Alice in their two storey house. Cyril experiences pain from r... read more
David

David is 72 and now lives alone since the death of his wife a year ago. His son, and son's family, o... read more
Sally

The concern: Sally is 30 years old and lives with her parents who provide all of her care. She has... read more
Roger

The concern: Roger is 75 years old and lives alone in a ground floor flat. He receives meals on w... read more
Mr and Mrs Harris

The concern: Mr and Mrs Harris have shared a double bed throughout their married life. Mr Harris ha... read more
Fred

Fred is 70 and lives with his son Andrew in their two storey house. Fred has received bilateral (b... read more
Belinda

The concern: Belinda is 50 years old and lives alone in a one bedroom, council owned flat. Due to ... read more
Olivia

The concern: Olivia is 12 years old and is assisted by her parents for all activities of daily livi... read more
Jack

The concern: Jack is 5 years old and lives with his mum and younger brother. Jack requires support ... read more
Hannah

The concern: Hannah has begun toilet training, and has until recently been using a potty. Hannah wa... read more
Christopher

The concern: Christopher has recently had a significant growth spurt and his parents are no longer ... read more
Alexander

Alexander is a happy eight year old boy who lives with his mum, dad and two older siblings. Alexande... read more
Ben

The concern: Ben is currently sleeping in his parents bed because at present, they feel it is the s... read more
Sophia

The concern: Sophia has always been fed by her parents, but really wants to be able to feed herself... read more
Ruby

The concern: Ruby currently drinks out of a bottle, as several attempts by her parents to move her ... read more
Thomas

The concern: Thomas was recently provided with some specialised crockery and cutlery to assist him ... read more
Mr A

Mr A is 73 years old and has general good health. However, he is finding it increasingly difficult ... read more
Mrs B

Mrs B is 78 years old and she lives with her son and his family. Mrs B suffered a slight stroke six... read more
Mrs E

Mrs E is 87 years old. She has osteoarthritis that mainly affects her knees. She has a C shape ( kyp... read more
Tony

Tony is 43 years old and has Huntingdons disease (HD). His mobility is deteriorating and he is showi... read more
Mohammed

The concern: Mohammed would like to be able to play on the floor with his friends at childcare, how... read more
Chloe

The concern: Chloe's parents have been receiving reports from her teacher that Chloe is finding it ... read more
Tehream

The concern: Tehream is a single mum who cares for her 2 sons (7 & 12) who are severely autisti... read more
Jane

Jane is 41 and lives with her son and daughter aged 14 and 18, in a house. Jane experiences tremor... read more
Sylvia

Sylvia is 35 years old and lives with her husband in a ground floor flat. Sylvia is not able to use ... read more
Jacob

Jacob is 6 years old and loves sport and computer games. He has epilepsy and can experience a se... read more
Nadia

The concern: Nadia is a single mum who cares for her 2 sons (7 & 12) who are severely autistic ... read more
Zac

The concern: Zac is now more than 135cm (4' 5'' tall), and as such, he is tall enough that by law, ... read more
Hollie

The concern: Hollie has been using a standard child's car seat with a five-point harness, however s... read more
a school

The concern: Teachers and therapists at a school in Liverpool had the concept of using multi-sens... read more
a children's hospital

The concern: The therapy team at a children's hospital wished to convert a large, disused space i... read more
Malia

Malia has been using a self-propelling manual wheelchair for a few years and is independent with sel... read more
Jayden

The concern: Jayden has a deteriorating condition which has meant that he is no longer able to walk... read more
Michael

Michael has been living in temporary accommodation following a period of rehabilitation in hospital ... read more
Geraldine

Geraldine lives with her husband in a small flat which has a separate bathroom and small toilet. She... read more
Graham

Graham is 45 years old and has Multiple Sclerosis. He lives with his wife in a two bedroom flat. Gra... read more
Janice

Janice is 76 and lives alone in her house. Her daughter and son visit her regularly and she enjoys a... read more
Mr Edwards

Mr Edwards lives with his wife in a flat which has a large combined toilet and bathroom. He has oste... read more
Lorna

Lorna is an 84 year old lady who recently suffered a stroke which has affected her mobility, memory ... read more
Paul

Paul is an unemployed 56 year old with severe osteoarthritis of his right hip and deteriorating prob... read more
Violet

Violet lives on her own in a bungalow. She manages independently although she finds she is slower g... read more
Mandy

Mandy lives with her husband in a semi-detached house. They manage independently with daily activit... read more
Robert

Robert is 68 years old and has post-polio syndrome. He is able to stand and walk around his home, bu... read more
Anne

Anne is 82 and has osteoarthritis affecting her hands, hips and knees. She lives in a two bedroom fl... read more
Eric

Eric is a 60 year old who has retired early due to worsening cardiac failure. He still manages to r... read more
Phillip

Phillip is a 76 year old widower suffering from longstanding rheumatoid arthritis. His wife died 2... read more
Cilla

Cilla, age 66, lives with her husband in a three-bedroom house with a garden. Her husband has recent... read more
Claire

Claire, age 26, who has spastic cerebal palsy lives in a group home with five other residents. She h... read more