The Senior Safety scheme run by Help the Aged provides free installation of safety and security products in eligible clients' homes. The aids can include door and window locks, and smoke detectors. There is also a 24-hour response service called Senior Link for older people needing help in an emergency or assistance when answering a door to strangers. For this scheme equipment is installed free of charge for eligible older people but a small weekly charge is levied for monitoring and maintenance.
The HandyVans are the vehicles used by the fitters who travel to clients' homes to review their safety and security needs and carry out the required work.
More information is available on the Help the Aged website:
To find out more about the schemes and the eligibility criteria, contact:
Administrator Kent
Help the Aged Senior Safety Scheme
Unit 4-6
Crusader Business Park
Stephenson Road
Clacton on Sea
Essex CO15 4TN
Tel: 01255 473999
Email: Help the Aged
If you have any comments or queries to make regarding Community Safety in the District of Dover, please contact:
Community Safety Partnership Officer
Dover District Council,
White Cliffs Business Park,
Dover, Kent CT16 3PJ
Tel No. 01304 872165
E-mail: communitysafety@dover.gov.uk.
