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.

If you would like to stimulate conversation for people with dementia, memory boxes can be booked out from your local library if you are a member. 

For more information, please visit www.angusalive.scot/libraries

The answers that you have given suggest that your memory loss is a concern to yourself or people that are close to you.

Often talking this over with someone who understands this difficulty can either allay your fears or give you advice on what to do. This person could be your GP.

We are also trying to raise awareness in relation to Purple Alert. Purple Alert is a free mobile phone app designed by people living with dementia and their carers with Alzheimer’s Scotland, Police Scotland, Social Work, Dementia Friends, Dementia Friends Scotland, Health and Social Care Partnerships and telecare services.

The app allows carers to share the person living with dementia’s profile (with consent) if they lose their way and allows for eyes and ears on the ground immediately helping to find them.

Purple Alert is the first app of its kind in the UK and it is available for free download to iOS and Android smartphones. You can find out more about Purple Alert by visiting purplealert.org.uk/

At some point in our lives, many of us will need some form of help and support with everyday things like getting washed, dressing or cooking a meal. This help and support is often called social care.

Asking for help is sometimes the hardest thing to do, but Angus Council/ Angus Health and Social Care Partnership provide a range of social care services to suit people's needs. If you would like to talk to someone about the services that may be available, please liaise with the social work staff that you are already involved with.

Alternatively, you can get in touch with First Contact by using the details below.

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

There are also private providers who can deliver pre-prepared meals and First Contact can provide you with further information about this.

If you would prefer assistance with light meal provision, Care About Angus may be able to support you. They are a large social enterprise in Angus that aims to personalise the input they provide to suit every individual. You can contact them on 01241 797777 for further information or visit www.careaboutangus.org.uk

You have answered that your clothes size has increased in the last 3 to 6 months.

If this has happened without you trying to, and is something that you would like help with, you may find that exercising or participating in group activities may help. If you don't feel confident, we have found going with someone you know might help.

There are a variety of exercise opportunities run by Angus Alive. These are available in the leisure centres, sports centres and local swimming pools across Angus. For more information on programmes and charges, please contact your local leisure facility or AccessLine on 03452 777 778.

If you want to lose weight, then there are a number of local weight management groups held throughout Angus.

NHS Tayside also deliver a dietetics service. To find out more, please visit www.nhstayside.scot.nhs.uk/index.htm. For information about a range of topics, please visit www.knowledge.scot.nhs.uk/taysidenutrition.aspx. 

To find out information about different community supports in Angus and Scotland, please visit www.aliss.org/ and type your postcode 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

In Angus there are a number of groups that may be able to offer you support. 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.

Alternatively, you can contact Accessline by phoning on 03452 777 778 or Penumbra by using the details below.

Contact information
Website: Penumbra
Phone: 0131 475 2380

Care About Angus is a large social enterprise who are registered with the care commission. They aim to personalise the input they provide to suit every individual. They are able to provide support in well being visits. If you would like more information on the services that can be provided please phone 01241 797777 or visit www.careaboutangus.org.uk

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From your answers you have indicated that you want you to stay in your own home but you are worried about how you are, or how you will manage.

At some point in our lives, many of us due to illness, disability or old age will need some form of support with everyday things like getting washed, dressing or cooking a meal. This help is often called social care.

Asking for help is sometimes the hardest thing to do, however, Angus Council / Angus Health and Social Care Partnership provide a range of social care services to suit the needs of everyone.

If you would like to talk to someone about the services that may be available, including the community meals service, please liaise with the social work staff that you are already involved with.

Alternatively, you can also get in touch with First Contact by using the details below. 

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

First Contact will also be able to give you information about the private providers who can deliver pre-prepared meals.

There are also services available that can assist with light meal provision. Care About Angus is a large social enterprise who are registered with the care commission. They aim to personalise the input they provide to suit every individual. They are able to provide support in relation to shopping, light meal preparation and well being visits.

You can contact them using the details below.

Contact Information:

Website: Care About Angus

Phone: 01241 797777

You have mentioned that you may be feeling stressed or anxious about your finances. There is help and advice available so please do not worry.

Angus Council also provide a Welfare rights service which provides free, independent and confidential advice on benefits and debt options for people living in Angus. The service includes:

• helping you to challenge benefit decisions
• completing forms
• helping you resolve benefit problems
• homelessness issues
• helping you to get all the benefits you are entitled to
• debt advice and options (including rent and mortgage arrears)
• providing advice on welfare reform issues
• assisting with charitable and benevolent fund applications

For further information about this service, please contact ACCESSLine on 03452 777 778 or use the online enquiry form found here. 

The Welfare Rights Service can also provide training and informal talks to local groups and voluntary organisations in issues relating to benefits. The Welfare rights service also work in co-operation with Macmillan Cancer Support and the Scottish Legal Aid Board to provide benefit and debt advice.

 First Contact can provide you with information and can be contacted by using the details below.

Contact information:

Email: FirstContactOT@angus.gov.uk

Phone: 01241 465274

Age UK and Age Scotland are dedicated to helping everyone make the most of later life. Age Scotland can provide you with a range of information resources.

They also are working in partnership with Silver Line Scotland to provide a national helpline providing information, friendship and advice to older people, 24 hours a day, every day of the year.

You can find out more about this helpline by phoning 0800 4708090.

For other general enquiries about the services and supports available through Age Scotland, you can get in contact by using the information below.

Contact information
Website: Age UK
Phone: 0333 3232400

Kirriemuir Connections is a dementia friendly community hub offering information, advice and support to people living with dementia, their carers and families. This service works in partnership with Alzheimer's Scotland and Angus Carers Centre.

If you'd like to find out more, please get in touch using the details below.

Contact information
Website: Kirriemuir Connections
Phone: 01575 573805
Mobile: 077361 56144

We are also trying to raise awareness in relation to Purple Alert. Purple Alert is a free mobile phone app designed by people living with dementia and their carers with Alzheimer’s Scotland, Police Scotland, Social Work, Dementia Friends, Dementia Friends Scotland, Health and Social Care Partnerships and telecare services.

The app allows carers to share the person living with dementia’s profile (with consent) if they lose their way and allows for eyes and ears on the ground immediately helping to find them.

Purple Alert is the first app of its kind in the UK and it is available for free download to iOS and Android smartphones. You can find out more about Purple Alert by visiting purplealert.org.uk/