Seniors Alert Scheme
The objective of the Seniors Alert Scheme is to encourage community support for vulnerable older people in our communities through the provision of personal monitored alarms to enable older persons, of limited means,
to continue to live securely in their homes with confidence, independence and peace of mind.
Eligilable Older Person.
Pendant can be worn as
a watch or attached around the neck with a Safety lanyard with a break away clip.
A person will be eligible for grant aid if he or she is :
Aged 65 years or older; and of limited means or resources .
Living alone for a significant period during the day or with another person who meets the eligibility criteria.
Grant can only be applied for by a Registered Community Group with Pobal And applicant Resides within geographical area of the relevant group.
( Applicant must be made aware of Annual Monitoring Costs. First year monitoring free for new applications since Nov 2017
(€66 a year with TASK from year two onwards )
Revised Participant Application Form Dec 2020
To support the signing of participant forms on their behalf, Pobal have amended the current Participant form (copy attached) to include a section “signed on behalf of”.
Seniors Alert Scheme Pobal.
Peter Butler Order form for Social alarm.2020
This form can be used by Registered Community Groups with Pobal
in Counties Clare .Limerick and Kerry .
Email peterbutler@taskltd.ie
COVID 19
Personal alarms and telecare for elderly and vulnerable people, are available during the coronavirus pandemic, the Seniors Alert Scheme also continues to operate, with the government grant.
If you require any assistance on the Seniors Alert Scheme , Ordering a Personal Alarm & Pendant or other Telecare Products you can contact me
- 0860568155
- Email peterbutler@taskltd.ie
- Office 018435889
Kind Regards
Peter Butler.
The CareLink
The CareLink alarm base unit is connected to the Landline connection and an electrical socket.
The person can activate a call to the 24/7 Monitoring Centre by Pressing the Red Button on the Unit or the Button worn as a wrist watch our around the Neck.
No Landline No Problem
TASK Community Care can supply a CareLink alarm and Pendant that uses the GSM network to phone our 24hour monitoring centre when the red button on the unit or the button on the pendant is activated .
The sim card is placed in and left in the base unit. A monthly fee is charged and paid by a bank standing order to TASK Community Care or the older person can pay annual fee.
A grant is available for a Base & Pendant GSM for persons over 65years of Age when applied for by registered community groups with Pobal.
Eircode
It is good practice to request eircodes from the Participants as this will help the installers find the address. Many addresses in Ireland are not unique, and the eircode allows them to readily identify the correct address.
In the event that a pendant is pressed and the Emergency Services are requested.
The Ambulance Control will request the Eircode .it will save time and maybe even a life .
For that reason, Eircodes will be a mandatory field in the new Seniors Alert Scheme . So let’s start getting into the habit of requesting and checking Eircodes. If the participants do not know their eircode., you can search quickly by clicking on the