The Community Lifeline Service provides a pendant alarm in your home, which when pressed contacts a response centre so that help can be raised.
Help is available at the press of a button, whenever you need it, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
You can apply online for the Community lifeline service by completing our online application form.
The response centre operators are trained to assess your situation and can arrange for a key holder contact to call, next of kin or the emergency services.
The service gives you and your family peace of mind, that you're safe in your home and knowing that help is available.
A community lifeline is a valuable source of help for people of any age, whether you have a disability, are an older person enabling you to stay in your own home, people living alone or anyone who has a special need.
A Community Lifeline is for anyone living in South Cambridgeshire.
You can apply online for the Community Lifeline Service, just complete our online application form.
Alternatively, download and complete the application form and email it to us.
For further information on the Community Lifeline Service, call us on 01954 713 470 or 01954 713 370 or email lifelines@scambs.gov.uk
A Community Lifeline can easily be connected to a telephone socket and a nearby electric socket.
Installation can be arranged within a few days of us receiving your application.
If you do not have a key holder who lives within a reasonable distance from your home, you may be required to have a key safe fitted at your property.
You can arrange to fit your own key safe.
A key safe is a small, wall-mounted, key-storage system that can hold a key. It has a combination lock which can be set with your own chosen code.
This will allow any person responding in an emergency situation to gain access.
The cost of installation is currently £30.00.
There is also a quarterly charge for the hire and monitoring of equipment.
The charges for 2017/18 are:
Tenants of South Cambridgeshire District Council are charged weekly.
Additional pendants, or replacement of lost pendants, are charged at £50.
You will get an invoice when your bill is due.
You can then pay this over the phone.
Call on 03450 450 500 - one of our contact advisors will guide you through the process.
Alternatively you can pay for this online by clicking the 'pay for it' button on the homepage and under 'Council Tax' select 'Pay Sundry Debtors'.
You can apply online for the Community lifeline service, just complete our online application form.
We can refer you to the Assistive Technology Team if you require any additional assistive equipment, including fall detectors, sensor monitors etc. at no extra charge.
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