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when will the winner of the love to shop prize be announced...... #ItsBeginningToLookALotLikeChristmas

my mom was really impressed with this... the lady who came was very nice and helpful.. it has been connected and they have checked on my mom on occasions to see that all was well. my mom at 82 is very active and fit and well and has decided that she is not at the stage where she needs one at the moment but has loved the fact that she has had the chance to try it out...it's an awesome service so well done AgeUK...

my moms has been installed today ..a lovely lady came and was very helpful, look forward to reviewing it in four weeks...

Does her council have a scheme to help Mattie? We didn`t pay a connection charge, and it`s only 36p a week, surely within anyone`s budget.

I've got an elderly friend who has no family. I used to live not too far, but after moving it is a 20 minute car journey away. She recently was taken quite ill and i managed to sort her out eventually. One of these alarms would be fantastic for her. She claims that she "isn't bad enough " for one of these... I suspect part of the problem is financial. Unfortunately, there is a limit to how much I subsidise her.

number it make you wonder why its so much more expensive doesn't it. The more people that are aware they have other options available the better for everyone.

Hi Glass, I wasn`t sure if other councils did this, if more people realised, AgeConcerUK would have to bring their costs down, surely? My husband was approaced about it whilst in hospital, by one of the physiotherapists, but either he wasn`t told everything or he forgot it, but when I looked into it online and we saw how much we thought it would cost, he decided not to bother. Then when we were contacted by phone and I said we couldn`t afford it, she asked why, then told me that as Mayflower were doing it it would cost next to nothing, so we went ahead.

We set my Mum up with a similar system through the council number after my Father died in February, the costs are on par with yours. She is very happy with the service she is receiving, even when she leant out of the upstairs window and had set the alarm off unknowingly and wonder where the voices were coming from. But it gives me peace of mind that if she was to have a fall or be taken ill someone is on hand.

There was also no connection fee, and the lady was here quite a while getting it going.

My husband has recently acquired one of these alarms, but supplied by a company connected to the council. They have given him a pendant to wear around his neck, another pendant that is a fall alarm and sends a signal after 20 seconds, he can choose which to wear. They have also supplied, and fitted, 2 smoke alarms and a carbon monoxide detector. All this for the princely sum of 36p per week! That makes AgeConcern UK look a little expensive.

My husband has recently acquired one of these alarms, but supplied by a company connected to the council. They have given him a pendant to wear around his neck, another pendant that is a fall alarm and sends a signal after 20 seconds, he can choose which to wear. They have also supplied, and fitted, 2 smoke alarms and a carbon monoxide detector. All this for the princely sum of 36p per week! That makes AgeConcern UK look a little expensive.