Over the past 10 years the Government has been operating the Community Support for Older People grant scheme. The grant is available nationwide and is open to people over 65.

The scheme helps to cover most of the cost of installing the 24-hour Monitored Pendant Alarm and Security Light at your home. This year it is the aim of Elderly Reassurance to make available the Pendant Alarm with a programmed bogus caller button for only €50 to each applicant. The Security Light will be free to each applicant.

If you are over 65 or indeed know someone in your community who is over 65, please contact Elderly Reassurance Community Services, whose details are listed below. Elderly Reassurance will link your application to its network of community groups who make an application for this grant annually and who will make further contact with you. If you belong to a Community Group you could become involved with the scheme and help those in need within your own community.

For further details contact Elderly Reassurance at 4130556 or email ercommunitycare@eircom.net or call to Elderly Reassurance, D1 Bawnogue Enterprise Centre, Clondalkin, Dublin 22.