22.11.2024

Introducing Care & Repair Cymru’s New Chair of Trustees

To mark this year’s Welsh Charities Week, we are introducing our new Chair of Trustees. Andrew Vye is a Director […]

19.11.2024

Free Booklet: Keeping Your Home Warm and Your Bills Down

The new booklet is full of information about keeping your home warm and bills down.

07.11.2024

Care & Repair Unveils Ambitious 5-Year Strategy to Support Older People in Wales

The strategy comes at a critical time as the organisation responds to the growing needs of an ageing population.

10.10.2024

We Need Your Help: Christmas Gift Box Appeal

Fill a shoebox with festive gifts for an older person this Christmas.

16.09.2024

Impact Report: Care & Repair Cymru 2023-24

Last year the services we delivered increased significantly compared to 2022/23.

10.09.2024

Case Study: “Care & Repair got me home.”

“By the time I came home everything was done! I had rails in the garden, on my stairs and by the door."

16.07.2024

Free Download: Our New Healthy Homes Advice Booklet

'Healthy Homes for Healthy Ageing' is a free booklet full of advice to keep you safe and warm in your own home.

10.06.2024

How the Next UK Government Can Improve Homes to Change Lives

The next UK Government must ensure the UK is a nation that empowers and provides housing choice to its ageing population.

29.05.2024

Care & Repair Cymru Receives GSK IMPACT Award

Care & Repair Cymru CEO Chris Jones accepted the prestigious award at the award ceremony at The King’s Fund in London.

Mamwlad Project - John and Caseworker

01.05.2024

Supporting the Farming Community in Powys

The Mamwlad Project supports people over 50 in the farming community.

29.04.2024

Care & Repair Cymru Launches New ‘Older not Colder’ Service

Care & Repair Cymru has launched a Wales-wide service aimed at reducing the impact and severity of fuel poverty on […]

25.04.2024

Delyth’s Story: From Globe-Trotting to Not Being Able to Put The Bins Out

Delyth was an active, globe-trotting, 70-something, until she fell down the stairs at her home in South Wales.

From Wear and Tear to Disrepair

13.03.2024

New Report: From Wear and Tear to Disrepair

Significant disrepair in Welsh homes is impacting the health of older vulnerable people and not being resolved.

04.03.2024

Care & Repair Cymru Wins Top UK Health Award

Following a rigorous selection and assessment process, Care & Repair Cymru was chosen from more than 500 charities across the UK.

Damp and condensation

09.02.2024

Senedd Comittee Recommends Care & Repair’s Safety-Net Grant

The Housing and Local Government Committee have praised the work of Care & Repair.

19.01.2024

Scams Warning for Older People in Wales

Rogue builders taking advantage of soaring energy bills.

15.01.2024

Welsh Government Recognise the Importance of Home Adaptations Hospital Discharge

The Welsh Government has published its updated hospital discharge guidance.

Chris Jones

19.12.2023

A Year of Relentless Challenges – A Message From Our Chief Executive

2023 has been a year of relentless challenges for our vulnerable older loved ones. We’ve witnessed historically high inflation and […]

15.12.2023

Blog: A Day in the Life of a Mamwlad Caseworker

The Mamwlad Project supports older people in the farming community in Powys to stay living at home safely and independently […]

14.11.2023

Managing Better: Collaboration with RNIB Cymru

In this guest post, valued Care & Repair partner RNIB Cymru share about the power of collaboration in transforming lives. […]

01.11.2023

Blog: A Day as a Hospital to a Healthier Home Caseworker

Gethyn Peploe works for Care & Repair Newport as a Hospital to a Healthier Home Caseworker. He arranges repairs and […]

31.10.2023

Adapting Pauline’s Home after Sight Loss

 Theresa Davies is a Managing Better Caseworker for Care & Repair. She is based in the Blaenau Gwent and […]

26.10.2023

Gift Box Appeal 2023: We Need You!

For many people, Christmas can be the most wonderful time of the year. But it can also be a difficult […]

29.09.2023

Keeping Dai in the Community and Home He Loves

His health is starting to fail, but he doesn’t want to move away from the home and community he loves.

19.09.2023

Euronwydd’s Story: “They didn’t expect me to last the night.”

Euronwydd tells the story of her horrific fall at home in North Conelly, near Bridgend, two years ago.

Anthony at home

25.08.2023

Anthony’s Story: “They have really made my home a safer place.”

Anthony shares his experiences of how Care & Repair has helped him.

22.08.2023

WATCH: National News Coverage for Care & Repair’s Safety Net Grant Ask 

 Following the publication of our ‘State of Older People’s Housing in Wales’ report in January 2023, Care & Repair […]

12.07.2023

Senedd Committee Supports Care & Repair’s Ask for Annual Housing Survey

Care & Repair Cymru welcomes the Local Government and Housing Committee’s long-awaited report into the Right to Adequate Housing. Having […]

Senedd Debate Chamber

04.07.2023

Senedd Support for a Care & Repair Safety-Net Grant for Housing Disrepair

On 28th June 2023, Mabon ap Gwynfor MS, the Plaid Cymru Housing, Health and Social Care Spokesperson, hosted a short […]

25.06.2023

How a Free Healthy Homes Check Can Help You

Sandra Davies is a Care & Repair Caseworker covering the Swansea and Neath Port Talbot area. She visits older people […]

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