Deb Hughes, for sale Linkline Operations Manager, online Forest of Dean District Council, Jane Hamilton, Clinical Nurse Manager, Great Oaks, Dean Forest Hospice, Cllr Jane Horne, Chairman, Forest of Dean District Council.
The District Council’s Forest Linkline emergency monitoring service provision has donated two Linkline alarm units and body worn pendants to Great Oaks, Dean Forest Hospice in Coleford.
The Forest Linkline team work in partnership with Great Oaks to support the hospice alarm units for vulnerable clients, but a recent opportunity has enabled the Council to replace the old units with two new digital alarms and cover the ongoing monitoring costs.
The new alarms will be made available to selected terminally ill clients, allowing them to return home to spend their final months with their loved ones and carers in familiar surroundings.
Jane Hamilton, Clinical Nurse Manager at Great Oaks, Dean Forest Hospice said: “We have been working in partnership with the District Council for a number of years to provide an alarm system in our hospice. We are extremely grateful to receive the two new digital units, which we will be able to install at very short notice in times of crisis. Itwill provide much needed reassurance for our most vulnerable clients and their families.”
Cllr Terry Hale, Cabinet Member for the Community added: “The Council is pleased to be able to continue to support Great Oaks by donating the two alarm units and helping out by covering the monitoring costs. We understand how important it is to provide a reliable alarm system to ensure peace of mind for terminally ill patients and their carers at a reasonable rate.”
Linkline was founded by the District Council in 1986 and has a proven track record in providing a low cost 24 hour emergency service across the district.
Whatever your age or situation, Linkline offers a range of products and services to help and reassure you. It gives peace of mind to know that in the event of illness, a fall or an emergency at home – help is just a telephone call away.
For more information on the Forest Linkline service call one of the team on 01594 812505.