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Eligibility criteria

Please read through the following criteria to check that your proposed project is eligible.

Eligible organisations

Eligible organisations are:

Any capital work demonstrating a direct benefit for older people is eligible. For example this could be:

refurbishment of bedrooms, including provision of specialist pressure-relieving mattresses or beds and ceiling-mounted hoists
refurbishment of bathrooms, including provision of specialist bathing equipment or hoists
refurbishment of dining rooms, day areas or other common spaces
capital items to support ‘at home’ services; this could include medical equipment such as syringe drivers for use in the home, or a vehicle to transport nurses to patients’ homes
reconfiguration of existing space and/or new building work.

Please note the above examples are for guidance only and we encourage applicants to be innovative in their approach.

Examples of projects that are not eligible could include:

refurbishment of staff rooms or other non-patient facilities
provision of equipment or facilities for use only by children or younger adults, unless this can be shown to directly benefit older people, for example play areas for visiting grandchildren
staff training or any other revenue activity
information technology, which does not directly benefit older people
medical equipment such as syringe drivers, unless this is explicitly demonstrated to support ‘at home’ services
routine maintenance that has no noticeable effect on the care environment
requests for isolated pieces of equipment not related to capital or ‘at home’ projects
applications for work that forms part of a much larger project.

If your proposed work fits the eligibility criteria above, then we also encourage you to look at the criteria that your application will be assessed against, which will help you to complete a stronger application.