Carers Week 2023

This week is the time to raise awareness of and highlight the valuable work that paid and unpaid carers face as they help families throughout the UK.

With many individuals having caring responsibilities, it is essential that their needs are recognised for their vital role in supporting the elderly, infirm or people living with health and well-being issues. With the emphasis on care at home, helping people to remain independent for longer, we see and work with many people not ready or willing to face a future of care home living. We look at carers week as a way to empower more people to continue living safely in their homes, and they should certainly be celebrated - not just this week but every week. But they should also be supported, to take some of the strain and stress off when they can’t be there in person.

Keeping Loved Ones Independent, Yet Safe

No matter how qualified or excellent your carer is, there will always be a safety concern when older people or those struggling with health or disability wish to live independently and when they spend periods alone. Here at Nottingham On Call, we offer a range of products which can give you peace of mind that when you need assistance, have had a fall, hurt yourself or feel unwell, you have a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week monitoring service that ensures someone will always be there when needed. This much-needed peace of mind enables many people to fulfil their wish of staying home and being independent for longer than would otherwise be possible. It allows carers to take much-needed breaks and enables family members to carry on with their lives, knowing their family member has help when they can't be there.

Throughout Nottingham and the wider area, we provide technology solutions and year-round support that reduces your need to feel isolated if things go wrong. A 24-hour personal alarm offers you the surety that you are never entirely alone, and no matter what help, reassurance or emergency you face, our fleet of local response vehicles will be there when family and friends can not be.

Why Independence Matters

For many, the freedom of being able to remain in their home means they keep their familiar routines, aren't forced to part with much-loved pets, and can enjoy social activities more freely than can be offered through residential care homes or living with family members can allow. Our range of support packages is available to meet your or your family member's needs. Our services can include a fall package and fall detection technology, so an alarm is raised when a fall means leaves you unable to call for help, or you can use the included alert function to get the help you need. Our fall lifting service will help you get up again safely for those times when you aren't injured but can not physically get back up.

Keeping Local

We also offer round-the-clock services for non-medical emergencies, and our call centre staff have the local knowledge to bring you speedy help. Our pendant alarms can be worn on your wrist or around your neck, so you are always connected to your lifeline support system, whether out and about or back at home. We give you the protection you need to live freely inside and outdoors. You can be independent and safe in the knowledge you have help on hand from a family member, friend or neighbour we contact or from one of our professional, dedicated team when required.

We believe our local knowledge gives us the edge over national alarm companies. The last thing you need is to have to explain in great detail where you are when you are out and about and in difficulty. Connecting to a voice on the phone that knows the area and the different parts of the city without much explanation and time means we can respond more reliably and quickly when you need us. You and your family can choose from our range of support services to create a package that allows you to feel safer and happier as you remain in your home and supports your independence as you go about your day (and night)!