Help at the press of a button

We’re fans of anything that helps people to stay living independently at home and Telecare is a great way to support independence. Many of our clients already use the service, wearing a simple pendant that you can press if you need help, or are simply feeling worried and need reassurance. The control centre is staffed 24 hours a day, every day of the year. But did you know about their extra services? In addition to the pendant alarm, customers can have other pieces of equipment that will prompt a call to the control centre, including a smoke detector, automatic light sensors so that your lamp comes on when you get out of bed, and bed and chair sensors. They can also provide medication reminders. The team will also install a keysafe box so that helpers and carers can access your key and let themselves in. If you’re recovering from a hospital stay putting these helpful devices in place means you can get home and feel much safer knowing help is at hand if needs be. And it’s not expensive. For more information in Brighton and Hove please contact the Carelink team on 0300 123 3301. If you’re in East Sussex call the Lifeline team on 0345 6080191. If you’re in West Sussex call the ‘Welbeing’ team on 01323 6366398