What are community personal alarms?
Personal alarm services can benefit vulnerable people of any age
including:
- Older people.
- People suffering from a physical disability or mental health
problems.
- Individuals at risk from harassment or domestic violence.
- Lone workers.
Generally, the services enable them to get help 24 hours a day
by pressing a button which connects them to a help centre, via
their telephone line, who will then find out what kind of help they
need and act appropriately.
What is telecare?
Telecare consists of assistive technology and services that
support the safety and independence of people in their own homes.
The equipment can sense risks such as smoke, floods and gas, can
remind them to take their pills and even call for help if they
fall. A help centre can be contacted automatically if any of these
problems occur in their home.
If needed the help centre can arrange for someone to come to
their home or can contact their family, a doctor or the emergency
services.
Telecare service providers
Community alarm and telecare services are available to
individuals or family carers to purchase themselves and there are a
number of organisations providing services to our area
that you can contact for more information including:
Other providers can be found on the
Telecare Services Association website (new
window).