STAYING IN HOUSE



STAYING IN HOUSE

Elderly people decide often to stay in their home. But often they live in old houses, which need repairs and improvements

Nowadays exist several adaptations and equipment: ramps and stair lifts, care services at home, alarm systems, home helps, meals wheels, community nursing services, day centres and lunch club are supports that help them to live with dignity remaining independent at home. Here some:

Alarm Systems: it enables elderly people to call for emergency. 24 hours a day, a central control responds and a warden visits them.

Home helps: social services provide assistance with housework, cleaning, washing, shopping, and collecting pensions and prescriptions.

Meals and wheels: if elderly people have difficulty in preparing meals, the social or voluntary services supply meals on wheels at midday but sometimes also more.

Good neighbour schemes and home carers: a volunteer neighbour or paid by social services provides support for an elderly person visiting him, shopping, collecting prescriptions and so on.

Home carers: social services or voluntary agencies help the elderly person with daily tasks such as dressing, eating, bathing and showering.

Living-in help: a person lives with the elderly person keeping him company and ensuring personal care and domestic work.

Day centre and lunch clubs: social services or voluntary agencies provide social, recreational and lunch facilities.

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