Senior Alert Scheme
Carrigaline Family Support Centre are delighted to be appointed as a Senior Alert Scheme Administrator for the Lower Harbour area. The Seniors Alert Scheme provides grant support for the supply of alarm equipment to enable older people of limited means to continue to live securely in their homes.
Who is eligible for grant support? To be eligible for the Seniors Alert Scheme, you must be:
Grant support is available for the provision and installation of monitored personal alarms, which can be worn as a pendant or around your wrist like a watch. These alarms connect to a national helpline via a base unit installed in your home. When the alarm is activated, it automatically rings the helpline, which is open 24 hours a day all year round. A helpline operator talks to you in your home and decides whether to alert a local volunteer responder or, if necessary, the emergency services.
Equipment supplied under the scheme remains the property of the Family Support Centre and must be returned to us if no longer needed.
Once complete, simply pop the form into our centre and we will take care of the rest.
Application forms are available from the centre or can be downloaded here:
Carrigaline Family Support Centre are delighted to be appointed as a Senior Alert Scheme Administrator for the Lower Harbour area. The Seniors Alert Scheme provides grant support for the supply of alarm equipment to enable older people of limited means to continue to live securely in their homes.
Who is eligible for grant support? To be eligible for the Seniors Alert Scheme, you must be:
- Aged 65 or over and have limited means or resources
- Either living alone, living alone for significant periods of time during the day, living with someone who also meets the eligibility criteria, or caring for someone else in your household
- Living in the area covered by the registered group administering the grant support
- Able to benefit from the equipment being supplied
- Willing to maintain contact with the registered group
Grant support is available for the provision and installation of monitored personal alarms, which can be worn as a pendant or around your wrist like a watch. These alarms connect to a national helpline via a base unit installed in your home. When the alarm is activated, it automatically rings the helpline, which is open 24 hours a day all year round. A helpline operator talks to you in your home and decides whether to alert a local volunteer responder or, if necessary, the emergency services.
Equipment supplied under the scheme remains the property of the Family Support Centre and must be returned to us if no longer needed.
Once complete, simply pop the form into our centre and we will take care of the rest.
Application forms are available from the centre or can be downloaded here:
| Senior Alert Scheme Form |
