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:

Asthma

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

Asthma - in the elderly. As you get older you can find your asthma changes over time. You may have more asthma symptoms or develop new asthma triggers. You can find your asthma medicine isn't working as well, or you experience more side-effects from it. Older...

Everything you need to know about heat exhaustion

by Emma Hammett | Accident Prevention and Staying Healthy

Temperatures are rising this week in the UK. Hot summer days can be lovely, providing you have the opportunity to enjoy them and are able to cool down and remain well hydrated. Heat exhaustion can come on suddenly following exposure to the sun...

When to dial 999 and, crucially, when to seek help elsewhere.

by Emma Hammett | Uncategorized

Our emergency services are there for when we are at our most vulnerable, to help with life-threatening emergencies. Sometimes it can be difficult to judge and some people also wrongly believe that you get priority treatment arriving by ambulance. This is absolutely...