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Community Alarm Services

What is a community alarm?
What is Smart Technology? |

What service is provided? |
Who is the service for?
Getting help |
What is an assessment?|

Cost?  |

What is a community alarm?
A community alarm is a piece of equipment, which is fitted into your home and linked to a response centre via your telephone line. You activate the alarm by touching a button and a signal is sent to the response centre to indicate that you may require assistance or advice.


What is Smart Technology?
Smart Technology is a term used for any equipment that helps you to live more safely in your own home, perform tasks that you might not otherwise be able to do easily or safely, or raise the alarm when things go wrong.
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What service is provided?
The community alarm service is available 24 hours a day throughout the year. Staff based at a local response centre can contact the mobile attendants if required.

Mobile attendants have undergone specialised training in various aspects of care provision.

They are able to provide assistance or advice on a wide range of care needs. They are available to carry out routine visits and respond to emergency calls within your home. This service assists and supports you to remain in your own home within the community.


Who is the service for?
The community alarm services is provided for older people and for younger disabled people who:

• are normally house bound or isolated
• live alone or with another vulnerable person
• live with a carer or carers who need the service as an essential part in maintaining their care arrangements.

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Getting help
If you feel you or someone you know would benefit from this service you should contact your local Social Services area team office and request that an assessment be completed.


What is an assessment?
An assessment is an opportunity for you and your carer(s) to discuss with a Social Services staff member any problems you may have living within your home. A community alarm system could be an appropriate provision.


Cost?
There is a charge of £3 per week for this service.


Contact your nearest Social Services| Office for more information.

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