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Visiting the Better Living Centre
The Better Living Centre is currently closed to the public. If you have an enquiry please get in touch via:
- calling 0121 329 0909
- sending an email to blc@solihull.gov.uk
The Better Living Centre in Solihull works to provide help and support to elderly adults, young disabled adults and carers.
Our trained staff can provide you with free and impartial advice and demonstrate useful gadgets, adaptations and equipment.
Living better lives with The Better Living Centre
You can view The Better Living Centre by watching this short video.
At our demonstration house we can show you a range of equipment action and we’ll provide you with advice about buying equipment that might help you at home.
The Better Living Centre is located at:
The Better Living Centre
Unit 4
Elmdon Trading Estate
Bickenhill Lane
Solihull
B37 7HE
Facilities at The Better Living Centre
The Better Living Centre brings together 4 services under 1 roof:
- Community equipment and wheelchair service and includes warehousing of the items
- Occupational therapy equipment on display
- Assistive Technology and Useful Gadgets on display
- Solihull Community Housing for the Safe and Sound service, minor adaptations such as grab rails and stair rails, major adaptations such as building an extension or converting a garage
The centre has 2 wheelchair accessible toilets, one of which has a wet room shower facility
Hold your meeting at the Better Living Centre
Our Better Living Centre has a suite of meeting rooms available for a competitive price. At the Better Living Centre we provide:
- easy access for disabled people including level access to all rooms for wheelchair users
- a hearing loop system in all of our rooms
- free wifi
- free parking