Stay Safe for Older People - a free information and resource website

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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.

How to use this website

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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:

Friends Against Scams – Scams: What’s the Problem?

by Emma Hammett | Uncategorized

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Falls: All You Need to Know

by Emma Hammett | Accident Prevention and Staying Healthy

Falls are most common and most lethal among the over-65s. More than 3,500 people in England and Wales die every year following a fall and nearly a third of a million people need hospital treatment. Many older people who suffer from falls never fully recover from...

Raising Awareness: Taking Steps to Prevent Loneliness for the Elderly

by Emma Hammett | Social Problems: elder abuse and loneliness, Uncategorized

Loneliness is one of the most common non-medical issues for the elderly. It is always preferable that a senior person remains in their own home for as long as possible before needing long-term care in a hospital or a residential home. However, when a partner passes...