insideKENT Magazine Issue 68 - November 2017 | Page 177
SPECIALFEATURE
SHEPWAY LIFELINE
SHEPWAY LIFELINE HAS MORE THAN 6,500 CLIENTS ALL OVER
THE COUNTY AND HAS BEEN HELPING THE PEOPLE OF KENT
STAY SAFE FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS. FOR PEOPLE WHO
WISH TO RETAIN THEIR INDEPENDENCE, PEOPLE WHO HAVE
TO WORK ALONE, OR PEOPLE WHO MAY FEEL VULNERABLE
IN THEIR OWN HOME, THIS PERSONAL ALERT SYSTEM PROVIDES
AN INSTANT LINK TO A 24-HOUR MONITORING CENTRE AT
THE TOUCH OF A BUTTON.
“If you fall, feel unwell, or are worried about
your safety, all you have to do is press the
button on your pendant or bracelet to be
connected to an operator,” says Angela Vince,
Lifeline’s control centre manager. “They will
reassure you, alert a relative or friend, or
summon emergency help. Lifeline will always
be there to answer your call and is a service
designed to give you and your family
additional reassurance if you are living
independently.”
A new alarm has been added to the
Lifeline family
Footprint is the latest addition to Shepway
Lifeline, but unlike the traditional alarm, which
is designed to be used in your home or garden,
Footprint has an almost unlimited radius and
will work anywhere that has a UK or European
mobile phone signal.
This makes it ideal for active people, horse
riders, walkers and cyclists. Footprint can be
linked to a geographical boundary that will
alert family members if the wearer strays
beyond the set geographical ‘fence’.
“I bought Footprint for my husband who has
mild cognitive impairment, but it’s not just for
him, it’s for all the family. Now, we all have
peace of mind knowing he is safe,” says Janet
Wilson, a Shepway Lifeline user. “He
sometimes goes out without telling us and
cannot always hear his mobile, but using
Footprint we can contact the monitoring
centre and track where he is, so we no longer
panic every time he goes out.”
If you would like to know more, or would like
a free, no-obligation quote, please contact the
Lifeline team.
Shepway Lifeline
Civic Centre
Castle Hill Avenue
Folkestone
CT20 2QY
01303 242615
[email protected].
www.shepway.gov.uk/lifeline
177