From your answers, it would appear that you are looking for more information on the local support that id available for people with hearing loss.

Angus Council have an agreement with North East Sensory Services (NESS) to provide a range of support for people with hearing loss.They are open Monday to Friday 9am to 4pm and can be contacted by using the details below.

Contact information
Phone: 0345 271 2345 or 01224 625622
Text: 07593 102004

Alternatively, you can also get in touch with First Contact Occupational Therapy by using the following information.

Contact information
Email: FirstContactOT@angus.gov.uk

Phone: 01241 465274

Phone AccessLine: 03452 777 778

There are a range of supports available for carers who provide unpaid and 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 Carers Centre can provide information, advice and a range of services to carers located in Angus. The services include:

• carers support groups
• counselling
• newsletters
• a home sitting service

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 and the person you support has a care manager or case holder, speak to them about what is available. If they don’t have a worker, or for additional information, contact Angus Carers Centre on 01241 439157, email: enquiries@anguscarers.org.uk or go to www.anguscarers.org.uk.

If you are a young carer, you can also visit www.angusyoungcarers.org.uk for more information.

From your answers you have indicated that you would like more information about dementia and alzheimer's disease.

You can find out information from NHS Inform by visiting www.nhsinform.co.uk and searching for dementia and alzheimer's disease. 

Alternatively, you can also contact Alzheimer Scotland by using the information below.

Contact information
Website: Alzheimer Scotland
Email: info@alzscot.org
Phone: 0808 808 3000

To find out about the local groups that are supported in Angus, Alzheimer Scotland can help with this as well. Their local office in Angus is based in Abroath. The team provide the following services:

• singing and dancing cafes
• monthly peer support groups
• pool and snooker groups
• football groups
• golf groups
• reminiscence groups
• carers groups

You can contact them on 01241 431770 for further information.

First Contact are another organisation that can provide information about the services and support that are available from Angus Council and private providers. To get in touch, please use the details below. 

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

If you want to know more about the 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 following details. 

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

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/

There is a range of equipment that can help if you have problems with your hearing, all of which aims to reduce the impact your sensory loss has on your daily life.

Angus Council/ Angus Health and Social Care Partnership have an agreement with North East Sensory Services (NESS) to provide a range of support for people with hearing loss. They are open Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm and can be contacted using the following details.

Contact information
Phone: 0345 271 2345 or 01224 625622
Text: 07593 102004

If you have a hearing aid, the NHS Tayside audiology clinic at Kingscross Health and Community Care Centre, Dundee can also provide you with advice on equipment items that can assist you. You may also be able to trial the items that are most suited to you and the hearing aids you have.

If you have Tinnitus, there is a Tinnitus Service with NHS Tayside Audiology and Balance Service, which is open Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm. To find out more about the support available, please get in touch using the information below. 

Contact information
Email: Adult Audiology - tay.audiology@nhs.scot  /  Paediatric Audiology: tay.paediatricaudiology@nhs.scot

Phone: 01382 596965
Text: 07833046858

First Contact Occupational Therapy provide free, impartial advice about a wide range of assistive equipment and can refer you for further assessment. If you'd like to get in touch, please use the details below. 

Contact information
Email: FirstContactOT@angus.gov.uk

Phone: 01241 465274

Phone AccessLline: 03452 777 778

You can also contact AccessLine using the text relay service by dialling 18001 + 03452 777 778. BSL users can communicate with them using the online British Sign Language interpreting service for public authorities.

To find out more, please visit contactSCOTLAND by following the link here.

You have suggested that you are at risk of getting confused or muddled when you go out and may not be able to find your way home.

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

Alternatively, Angus Council provide a community alarm service, as well as additional items like GPS locators, that can keep you safe in your home or community. For further information about this service, please contact your community care worker or phone ACCESSLine on 03452 777 778.

You can also get in touch with Alzheimer's Scotland for advice by using the details below.

Contact information
Website: Alzheimer's Scotland
Phone: 0808 808 3000

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.

We also have a few items available for trial for up to 4 weeks which includes a Ownfone. This is a very simple, bespoke mobile phone that allows you to make calls. It is a credit card size item with a lanyard. It only allows you to make phone calls to people you choose (3 numbers can be programmed). if you decide to purchase your Ownfone you can add up to 12 numbers and add pictures to personalise people you might phone.

If you would like more information on this item, please contact your community care worker. Alternatively, please contact the AccessLine on 03452 777 778.

You have indicated that you do not go out as much as you used to because you don’t feel as comfortable talking to people.

Often discussing this 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 or your social worker.

To find out further information about anxiety or stress, as well as self-help tips, please visit www.nhsinform.scot/. For further advice and support, you can also visit their self help website www.moodjuice.scot.nhs.uk/.

Scarf is a vibrant and value-driven social enterprise, headquartered in Aberdeen, delivering services across the north east of Scotland, including Angus.

Scarf aim to make a practical difference to people living in fuel poverty and provide a range of services that focus on fuel poverty, energy efficiency, sustainable living and carbon reduction.

Scarf deliver energy advice programmes, such as Home Energy Scotland (funded by the Scottish Government and managed by the Energy Saving Trust). This programme provides free, impartial advice on energy efficiency, affordable warmth, all types of renewable energy, sustainable transport and water efficiency.

Angus HEAT (Home Energy Advice Team) is Scarf's in-home, in-depth energy service which provides advice on energy efficiency, as well as advocacy and assistance on dealing with tariffs, fuel debt and metering issues.

For further information about the services and support Scarf provide, please contact them using the details below.

Contact information
Email: info@scarf.org.uk
Phone: 01224 213005

You should always check with the owner of your property or landlord prior to any works being completed to ensure you have their permission.

Fit for Work Scotland is a service for people who are in work. It provides free, confidential and impartial advice to help people return to, and stay in, work after a period of sickness absence.

There are two elements to the service:

• Advice - access to health and work advice for you, your employer and GP through a website and freephone helpline
• Assessment - if you reach four weeks sickness absence, or are expected to, you can be referred by your GP

You will receive a telephone assessment with a qualified health professional, who will identify all the obstacles preventing you returning to work. From this assessment, a return to work plan will be produced with recommendations to facilitate a safe and sustained return to work. This will include both health and non-health recommendations according to your work and life circumstances.

You are eligible for the assessment service if you've been off work for four weeks, or expected to be off work for four weeks and have a reasonable prospect of returning to work.

The advice service can be accessed by using the details below.

Contact information
Website: Fit for Work Scotland
Phone: 0800 019 2211

Angus Council have an agreement with North East Sensory Services (NESS) to provide a range of support for people with visual impairments, which includes advice on  low vision aids, equipment solutions for day to day living tasks and using computers. The service is open Monday to Friday 9am to 4pm and can be contacted by using the details below.

Contact information
Phone: 0345 271 2345 or 01224 625622
Text: 07593 102004

Alternatively, First Contact Occupational Therapy offers free and impartial advice about a wide range of assistive equipment and supports that are available in Angus. To find out more, please get in touch with First Contact Occupational Therapy using the details below. 

Contact information
Email: FirstContactOT@angus.gov.uk

Phone: 01241 465274

Phone AccessLine: 03452 777 778

A range of large print books are available at all of the libraries in Angus. There are library branches in every town in Angus, which are open 6 days a week. There is also a mobile library service which serves rural residents.

To find out more about your nearest library and the mobile library service, please contact the Accessline on 03452 777 778 or visit Angus Council's website: www.angus.gov.uk/.