Keeping Warm in Winter
- Leicestershire Adult Social Care Services have produced a 'Keep Warm Keep Well' Winter Guide. This booklet provides advice about actions that older people and their carers can take to keep well during winter.
- There is also a Winter Contact Card
- Information is available through meals on wheels providers, home care assistants, day centres or lunch clubs.
- Age Concern Leicestershire and Rutland can also give general advice and put people in touch with local services. In case of very severe weather they operate an Emergency telephone line and publicise the special telephone number on local radio.
- The NHS, Department of Health, Age UK and WRVS produce leaflets on keeping warm in winter. GPs, pharmacists and libraries also have leaflets available.
- The Home Heat Helpline can help with free advice about gas and electricity
- Winter Contact Card - for writing down phone numbers of emergency contacts
Page Last Updated: 10 June 2011
