Give the Gift of peace of mind

This Christmas give your loved ones something that not only keeps them safe but could also give you comfort and reassurance all year round

Once you’ve run out of the usual chocolate, socks and smellies ideas for presents, it can be hard to think what to buy that one particular loved one for Christmas, especially if they have everything already. But if the person you care about is elderly and perhaps living alone, one gift idea for this Christmas could be a monitored alarm service.

While you might not think an alarm is an obvious choice for a festive gift, investing in such a service for your loved one could help them live independently in their own home for longer. It could also help you, by giving you the peace of mind that should anything happen to your friend or family member, they’ll be able to easily reach help in an emergency. Alarms come in a whole different range of products depending on what would work for the person you love, but the most popular is a pendant alarm that as the name suggests can easily be worn as a pendant, on the wrist or clipped to a waistband.

It’s a sad fact but unfortunately around 8,000 people fall every day and as people get older the likelihood of tripping or losing balance naturally increases. However, with an alarm you know that if your loved ones do fall, they can access help to get them back on their feet in no time. And with an Eldercare alarm you know that help is coming from an organisation that know exactly what they’re doing from years of experience. In fact, each year Eldercare take more than one million calls from people in their own homes in need of assistance.

It’s often the case that the people who would most benefit from an alarm service may not consider, or may be reluctant to apply for, such a service themselves. So that’s where your Christmas pressie could really come in and they may be grateful to you for taking the thought to organise the alarm service on their behalf to help them manage at home. And what’s more, with every alarm designed to be as simple as possible to use, it’s the perfect gift for even the biggest technophobe. An alarm service can be a true lifesaver of a gift that will keep on giving well beyond December 25, offering a practical, helping hand to that person who means so much to you and giving you the gift of peace of mind from Christmas Day onwards.