Innovation

Manchester Care and Repair is a trusted brand with a can-do attitude

We have practical skills and a social care mindset. We seek to use our organisational capabilities to help solve emerging problems or approach old problems in a different way. We are always happy to speak to people, explore options and partner with others around new projects and services.

Our organisational capabilities include:

Repairs and Maintenance

Logistics

Supervising works

Administering grants and Loans funds

Home visiting

Looking and Listening

Advising Supporting

Making things happen

Some Examples of our Innovations

Home First

This project was launched in 2021 as a response to serious difficulties in the mental health around delayed transfers of care. Some patients who were well enough to go home weren’t able to because their homes were not safe or clean or lacked basic amenities such as a cooker, working heating or a bed for example. After long stays in hospital some patient’s homes fall into disrepair or a new tenancy has to be found. Our Home First project uses our casework, home repairs and fund management capabilities to address these issues in a practical, hands-on way.

Virtual Wards Support

Using our logisitics capabilty and the fact that we have a mobile workforce in the field every day we were able to provide support to covid virtual wards by delivering essential monitoring equipment to those being monitored at home.

DIY Skills and Tools

Using our handy person and grant management skills we have partnered with Nationwide, Manchester Women’s Aid, The Gaddum Centre and the Greater Manchester Youth Network to teach DIY skills, loan tools and provide small grants for home improvement projects to younger people. We are working with Young Carers, Care experienced young people and women who have survived domestic violence.

Carbon Reduction and Retrofit

We are working with People Powered Retrofit, The Carbon Co-op and Manchester City Council to try and find retrofit solutions that work for our client group and our contractors network.