Falkirk Council, GB converted empty homes into accommodations for COVID-19 patients and the homeless

Falkirk Council, GB Converted Empty Homes COVID-19 Homeless

Complete

Personnel with the Building Maintenance Division (BMD) adapted 80 empty properties. This work included safety checks, emergency fixes, and modifications for recovering COVID-19 patients. Modified homes assigned to discharged patients opened hospital beds in anticipation of a lengthy outbreak. Falkirk Council's temporary accommodation policy also protected residents without homes from exposure to COVID-19.

Asset Management Health & Human Services Homelessness Pilot / POC Outbreak / COVID

Falkirk Council, GB

Unitary authority in Scotland

United Kingdom

Links

Empty homes | Falkirk Council

Newsworthy

Priority work on empty council houses helps free up hospital beds | Improvement Service

Building work by Falkirk Council teams is helping to free up vital hospital beds in the area.

Project Succeeded

Falkirk Council reported seven discharged COVID-19 patients and 17 homeless residents were housed in the project's early weeks.