Care & Repair: Free DIY jobs for Older People

Organization information

Age Action Ireland

Location: Cork, Ireland

Summary

As we grow older basic household tasks can become very difficult to manage. People who have been house-proud all of their lives find themselves unable to maintain their homes. Ultimately this can make the difference between staying at home and moving to residential care. Care & Repair uses a pool of volunteers to carry out DIY jobs for older people free of charge. The most common services required by older people are: gardening, painting, security locks, smoke alarms, moving furniture

Project locations

Ireland