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This guide provides information about help and support available in Surrey to help you stay independent, safe and well. Please note this is not a comprehensive list and details of more groups, activities and services are available online. Staying Safe Priority Services Register If someone has a serious or chronic illness, a disability, has or cares for someone living with dementia, is of pensionable age, has children under five in their household, has refrigerated medicines or relies of medical equipment then the Priority Services Register will ensure that people receive extra support… extra protection and support available across Surrey. SFRS offers a free online home safety check and if you then require additional care and attention SFRS will be in touch to arrange a free safe and well visit: • Telephone: 0800 085 0767 • Text (SMS): 07971 691 898 • British Sign Language…

SFRS-support-in-surrey This guide provides information about help and support available in Surrey to help you stay independent, safe and well, including: Staying Safe Abuse and safeguarding Scams and fraud Money, benefits and advice Health Disability Equipment and technology… then the Priority Services Register will ensure that people receive extra support if there is a power cut: Website : www.thepsr.co.uk Safe and well checks – Surrey Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) If you, a family member, or someone you care for, is considered more at risk of fire, because they are less able to notice or escape to safety when a smoke alarm goes off, then there's extra protection and support available across Surrey. SFRS offers a free online home safety check and if you then require additional care and attention SFRS will be in touch to arrange a free safe and well visit: Telephone…

bus Need local care or support? You’ve found the right route. We can help you find help at home , seated exercise classes or accessible travel options . Connect to Support Surrey helps you discover unique local services you won’t find anywhere else, like small community groups such as the Dolphins Swim Club . Just enter your town or postcode to find services near you. Connect to Support Surrey is an online directory designed to connect people across Surrey. Managed by Surrey County Council, we offer thousands of listings, including: staying independent help for carers community groups and activities dementia support Need help using the site? Visit How to get the best out of Connect to Support Surrey for guidance. Start finding local support today.…

Understandably the dying person may be mentally and emotionally distressed especially when they are cognitively alert near the end of life. They may also have very specific fears and concerns, for example, worrying about being alone at the end or a fear of the unknown and leaving their loved on…

Financial help is now available from Citizens Advice Epsom & Ewell.

Surrey County Council and NHS partner with Mobilise to deliver new online service for carers.

Free counselling to people struggling with drug or alcohol use or mental health issues

to as a terminal illness. Palliative care Palliative care is the treatment, care, and support for people with a life-limiting illness and their families and carers. Any treatment for the person you care for at this stage will be to manage their symptoms to ensure they have the best quality of life and to live as well as possible in the time left. It will concentrate on identifying their needs, preferences, and wishes and will include support to you and other family members, both practical and emotional. Palliative care can be provided at any stage of such life-limiting illness but it does… and pain-free as possible and involves managing often complex physical symptoms. It also ensures you, as their unpaid carer, get the emotional support that you need. End of life care also involves talking about what to expect towards the end of life: talking about what is important to the person…