Vulnerable and elderly to pay for pendant alarms after funding slashed – expressandstar.com
Vulnerable and elderly to pay for pendant alarms after funding slashedexpressandstar.comAround 2,000 residents currently get the alarms for free – but Staffordshire County Council is withdrawing funding in a bid to save £214,000 from its budget. Cannock Chase Council agreed to step in and fund a scaled-down version but said users will …and more »
NBN sets up medical alarm register
Medical alarm devices running on copper phone lines will stop working unless they are transferred to the National Broadband Network, NBN Co says.
Stamps, socks and store gift cards fill seniors' stockings – Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Fairbanks Daily News-MinerStamps, socks and store gift cards fill seniors' stockingsFairbanks Daily News-MinerOther popular requests include socks, fleece blankets, digital alarm clocks, gift cards to the grocery store, packs of AA batteries and warm gloves. … Anderson is a talented and energetic artist who created jewelry for the 2014 Fairbanks Summer Arts …
