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Kirklees Council
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Macmillan Health Walks
Come along to Macmillan Health Walks for a little physical activity and social time.
Get Up and Go - A guide to staying steady
Falls aren't an inevitable part of ageing. Most can be prevented - without you having to stay indoors or cut back on your normal activities. This document contains help around why we fall, what to do if we fall, how to prevent falls.
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Fear of falling - Lifeline Service
In order to feel safer and more independent in your own home, you can sign up to a personal alarm service which provides immediate response if you need urgent assistance in your home for instance if you feel very unwell or you hear an intruder.
The following service(s) can provide more information and an assessment of your needs for a LifeLine/personal alarm service:
CONTACT INFORMATION
Service Name: Kirklees Council Carephones telecare home safety service
Service Description: The Carephone service is 24 hours a day, 7 days a week link to our alarm and response service that helps reassure you to be able to live safely and independently in your own home.
Website: Kirklees Council Carephones telecare home safety service
Where to be shown how to use a dressing stick
The following service(s) can provide support and advice for using a dressing stick to help you dress independently:
CONTACT INFORMATION
Service Name: Medequip - Brighouse
Email: kirklees@medequip-uk.com
Tel: 01484 728970
Website: Medequip - Brighouse
Trying equipment for putting on socks or tights
The following service(s) can provide support and advice for using a sock or tights aid to help you dress independently:
CONTACT INFORMATION
Service Name: Medequip - Brighouse
Email: kirklees@medequip-uk.com
Tel: 01484 728970
Website: Medequip - Brighouse
Places to try equipment for doing up or undoing buttons, hooks or zips
The following service(s) can provide support and advice for using a button or zipper hook to help you dress independently:
CONTACT INFORMATION
Service Name: Medequip - Brighouse
Email: kirklees@medequip-uk.com
Tel: 01484 728970
Website: Medequip - Brighouse
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