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Looking after someone
If you help look after a parent, partner or friend, these guides explain the practical steps: getting access to their NHS services, keeping them safe at home, and where to find support for you as well.
Keeping an older parent safe and well at home
Practical steps to help an older parent stay safe at home: falls, medicines, council assessments, alarms, winter warmth and where to get help.
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Personal alarms and fall detectors for older people
How personal alarms and fall detectors work, monitored versus family alarms, the digital phone switch, costs and help paying.
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Pill organisers and medicine reminders: choosing one for yourself or a parent
Weekly and monthly pill boxes, automatic dispensers and phone reminders, plus when to ask a pharmacy about a blister pack instead.
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