A person’s home represents comfort and independence and for many elderly people it is important to stay living in their home for as long as possible. There are several steps that often need to be taken to ensure home living is safe, which is important for your elderly relative’s well being and to ease your role and peace of mind as a carer.
Age Space has put together the following page to guide you through the services that are available in Surrey that help to provide safer, independent living for elderly people.
You can also help your elderly relative to maintain their independence at home by exploring for a suitable home care provider for them. You can visit our Home Care Directory for Surrey for all available options across the county.
Mobility Stores Across Surrey for Daily Living Aids
If mobility is an issue for your elderly relative, then it is worth taking a look through the following list of Mobility Stores across Surrey. These stores are plentiful across the county and will be able to give you great information and advice as to what equipment may be useful.
Many stores also provide a free survey and quote service, as well as installation following a purchase.
Abilitystore, Great Bookham
Abilitystore offers a wide range of mobility and assisted living solutions for around the home, including dressing aids and bathing hoists. Wheelchairs, mobility scooters and walking aids are also available for hire.
The store has easy access, free parking and some equipment is available to buy online.
- Telephone: 01372 450667
- Email: [email protected]
- Address: 6 Beckley Parade, Leatherhead Road, Great Bookham, KT23 4RQ
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Ascendit Lifts, Horley
Ascendit will survey an area in the home where you might feel a lift is needed, offer a quotation and install the lift as part of their service. They have a range of lifts available: stair lifts, wheelchair lifts, ceiling track hoists and rental lifts. Engineers at Ascendit also provide maintenance to pre-existing installations.
- Telephone: 01293 785185
- Email: [email protected]
- Address: 4C - 4D Gatwick Metro Centre, Balcombe Road, Horley, RH6 9GA
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Clearwell Mobility, Staines & Woking
Clearwell Mobility offer a huge stock of equipment that is designed to make life easier for people with mobility problems, including walking aids, wheelchairs, powerchairs, scooters, ramping, stair lifts, bedroom and bathroom equipment, incontinence help and footwear.
Clearwell Mobility have two showrooms in Surrey: Staines and Woking. Free customer parking is available at both along with demonstration equipment, a scooter test track and disabled toilets.
Staines
- Telephone: 01784 440 044
- Address: 11-17 Kingston Road, Staines-upon-Thames, TW18 4QX
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Woking
- Telephone: 01483 767 733
- Address: 105-107 Goldsworth Road, Woking, GU21 6LJ
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Dolphin Mobility Ltd, Chobham
Dolphin Mobility is a large, but affordable supplier and installer of lifts across Surrey. A variety of lifts are available, including stair lifts, home lifts, pool lifts and hoists. Dolphin Mobility also offer working order, second hand lifts for a reduced price.
- Telephone: 0800 9800 126
- Contact Form
- Address: Dolphin Mobility, 37 Chertsey Road, Chobham, GU24 8PD
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Kudos Stairlifts, Sunbury-on-Thames
Kudos are a stair lift specialist that offer straight and curved stair lifts, as well as a service and response team. Kudos offer a free, no obligation survey and quote in your home, as well as a friendly customer service team who can answer any questions you may have.
- Telephone: 0203 326 5841
- Email: [email protected]
- Address: Pod Business Centre, Harris Way, Sunbury on Thames, TW16 7EL
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Assistive Technology in Surrey
Electronic tools can help elderly people to remain living independently and safely in their home for longer, as well as bringing peace of mind to families concerned about their loved one.
In Surrey, councils work in partnership with Surrey Telecare to provide a Community Alarm and Telecare Service. The service works through an alarm unit in an elderly person’s home, which is connected to a telephone helpline.
When an alarm is raised (through a wearable pendant, or other sensor), the helpline is called automatically and appropriate assistance is notified.
There is a small weekly charge for the community alarm. Please find your elderly relative’s borough or district council below for contact details and more information:
- Elmbridge Community Alarm Service
- Epsom and Ewell Community Alarm Service
- Guildford Community Alarm Service
- Mole Valley Telecare Service
- Reigate and Banstead
- Spelthorne Borough Council
- Surrey Heath Community Services
- Tandridge Community Alarm Service
- Waverley Careline Service
- Woking Careline and Telecare Services
Free Surrey Fire & Rescue Service Home Safety Visits
Giving some thought to fire prevention at your elderly relatives home can help to keep them safe and offer you some peace of mind. If somebody is aged over 60, lives alone, has limited mobility, has a hearing impairment, id blind or partially sighted or has a mental health condition, then they are at increased risk and vulnerability to fire.
If your loved one falls into at least one of these categories then we recommend organising a Home Fire Safety Visit.
Surrey Fire and Rescue provide a home visit service, which includes personalised advice about fire safety. This service is free, friendly, available 24/7 and they will even fit free smoke alarms during the visit if necessary.
Advice will be offered regarding:
- Cooking and smoking
- Heaters and heating
- Candles and fireplaces
- Detection systems (smoke and heat alarms)
- Bedtime checks
- What to do if there is a fire
- Extra help and support
Book a Safe & Well Visit
If your elderly relative lives in Surrey, then you can book a Safe and Well visit online. Alternatively, you can call Surrey Fire & Rescue Service on 0800 085 0767 or text 07971 691898.
