Hi, my name is yusuf1mohamed! I'm looking for advice on housing and activities for my brother

yusuf1mohamed

Hello everyone , I have a brother who is disabled and was wondering what are the best services or things I can receive from scope . We live in Coventry West Midlands. 

janer1967

Hi there and welcome to the community 

It depends what you are looking for 

This is a online forum to help support disabled people and family 

We support by giving advice,  getting involved in discussion,  and general topics 

There is also lots of information throughout the site on numerous topics 

Yoy can scroll down the screen and in the quick links select all groups so you can see the different sections 

chiarieds

Hello @yusuf1mohamed - & welcome to the community. Thank you for joining to help your brother. There's a lot of info that Scope have put together here: https://www.scope.org.uk/advice-and-support/

yusuf1mohamed

Thank you very much 

Ross_Alumni

Hello @yusuf1mohamed

Welcome to the community, good to see you join. 

Is there anything in particular that your brother is struggling with at the minute? Of course Scope has many services, which you can read about here, but there might be some that are more fitting for him at this moment in time. Furthermore, there are a lot of information pages that you can read on the website.

yusuf1mohamed

Hello Ross, well to be honest, ever since the lockdown my brother had gained an extreme amount of weight so I’m looking for something that will help him lose weight as well as having activities to do . Also we have a major housing issue affecting my brother so if anyone has information on scope which can help with that as well . Thank you guys ?

Ross_Alumni

Hello @yusuf1mohamed

Thanks for your reply, is he aware of the NHS weight loss application? I only discovered it recently, but it's free on smartphones and offers tips about how you could go about losing weight. It might be something to check out, find further information here on the NHS website.

Sorry to hear that he is having trouble with housing, what is the issue?

yusuf1mohamed

Thank you very much for the advice. The issue with our current house is that there is a lot of mould and damp . Also he struggles with stairs and mobility around the house including the bathroom . 

janer1967

I would suggest you self refer for a care needs assessment 

You can do this on the gov website 

A ot will come out and assess the housing and make recommendations for any adaptions or aids required and forward the report to relevant authorities 

yusuf1mohamed

Thank you , we had a ot come over 1 month ago to asses . We are just waiting now . Nevertheless, I highly appreciate the help from everyone . 

Sandy_123

Hi @yusuf1mohamed hopefully you will hear from the OT soon they can help you. I've a link below you may find intresting in helping your brother with his weight loss and activies in your area.
https://www.coventryrugbygpgateway.nhs.uk/pages/exercise/

yusuf1mohamed

Thank you for great advice!

JustPete

@yusuf1mohamed just thought I'd check to see how you were getting on............did you manage to get sorted?  Just to reiterate the community is here should you require and further support/advice.

Libby_Alumni

Hi @yusuf1mohamed  

I'm sorry to hear about your brother and your housing situation. Did you manage to seek any support from the NHS website etc? I will move your comment into our 'housing, transport and independent living' section. Your post will then hopefully gain more attention from our members and therefore, they can then share their experiences and opinions too. 

If you have any other questions or need further advice, please let us know. 

Libby