Stay Safe for Older People | Stay safe and avoid accidents

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Stay Safe for Older People is a free information and resource website signposting older people and their family, friends and carers, to the wealth of expert advice and support under one umbrella site. The contents of this continually updated site aims to help older people stay safe, remain healthy and prevent avoidable hospital admissions resulting from accidents in the home environment.

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Accident Prevention and Staying Healthy

Home safety
Managing medication

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Advice should Things go Wrong

Emergency numbers
First Aid
Support lines and organisations

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Staying in touch, avoiding Scams & Fraud

Avoiding loneliness
Staying connected
Frauds, Scams and Hoaxes
Hoarding

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Blog Articles:

Top Tips from the Fire Service on Staying Safe at Home

by Emma Hammett | Uncategorized

The National Fire Chiefs Council is working with local fire and rescue services to highlight the importance of fire detection in the home. Alarms can’t prevent fires but they do provide an early warning of fire, buying you valuable time to get out...

Burns

by Emma Hammett | Accident Prevention and Staying Healthy

Burns - and the elderly. Older people are at the highest risk for fatal injuries from burns and scalds. In fact up to five times greater than the population as a whole. Factors contributing to this high risk include: impaired vision, decreased co-ordination,...

Choking – and the elderly

by Emma Hammett | Accident Prevention and Staying Healthy, Advice should Things go Wrong, Uncategorized

Choking According to recent figures, an average of 68 care home residents die every year from choking-related medical problems in England and Wales. The elderly can be susceptible to choking due to a number of factors: eating too fast, trying to swallow large...