Angus Council provide a Community Alarm Service. They can fit an alarm unit in your home that operates through your phone line. If the alarm is activated, a member of their call centre will contact you and assistance can be provided from community alarm teams who are based in Arbroath, Brechin, Carnoustie and Forfar.

The Community Alarm Service provide a 24-hour service, every day of the year. A community alarm can be provided if you have an illness, are frail or have a disability which limits your ability to live at home alone, have been in hospital and need some extra support when you come home, or have someone caring for you who needs extra support. There is a weekly cost associated with the community alarm service but we will explain this to you.

A range of accessories can also be provided with your community alarm system, such as a falls detector.  A falls detector will raise an automatic call to the monitoring centre, who in turn will arrange assistance through a responder. There is an additional charge of £1.00 per week for accessories.

There are also a few items which you can trial for a period of 4 weeks if you are not sure whether they will be suitable for you - ie an Echo dot, remote control plugs, night lights.

To request a community alarm or to find out our more about the accessories or equipment items available to trial, you can discuss this with your community care worker or contact the the ACCESSLine on 03452 777 778.

If you have fallen, or are worried about falling, you can contact the Falls Service in Angus for information and advice on 01356 666 085.

To find out information about different community supports in Angus and Scotland, please visit www.aliss.org/ and type your post code into the search bar.

If you have an enquiry about a long term condition, please contact the Primary Care Development Team by using the details below.

Contact information
Email: achppatientcourses.tayside@nhs.net
Phone: 01307 474889

First Contact can also provide advice and information on services available in Angus. If you'd like to get in touch, please use the following information.

Contact information
Email: FirstContactOT@angus.gov.uk
Phone: 01241 465274

There are also a range of supports available for Carers who provide unpaid, regular care for a relative or friend. You may be eligible for a carers assessment if: 

• you regularly provide a lot of care to a relative or friend who is disabled, frail, ill, has a mental-health problem or a drug or alcohol problem
• you are planning to provide care in the future, for example, for someone who is about to leave hospital
• the needs of the person you are caring for have changed, either because they need more help or you feel that you are not able to manage

Angus Young Carers can also provide support to someone aged 18 or under who helps to look after or support a member of their family due to:

• physical or learning disability
• mental illness
• physical illness
• drug or alcohol problems
• chronic or terminal illness.

If you would like to find out more about services for carers or would like a carer’s assessment you can either contact a care manager, call the ACCESSLine on 03452 777 778 or contact the Angus Carers Centre using the details below.

Contact information
Email: enquiries@anguscarers.org.uk
Phone: 01241 439157

You may benefit from arranging a fire safety check.

If you would like to request a free fire safety check, please contact the fire service by using the details below.

Contact information
Website: Scottish Fire and Rescue Service
Phone: 0800 0731 999

When phoning, please state that you are requesting a fire safety check. The waiting list for this service is dependent on how busy the fire service is at the time.

There is no charge made for this service at the current time and they will fit smoke alarms free of charge if required.

If you are worried about how you would hear a smoke alarm at night without your hearing aids, you can discuss this with the fire service. There are a range of solutions available that may assist you, with some of these solutions being linked to a community alarm provided by Angus Council.