Drs John Coffin and David Acorn
Family Medical Practice

Contacts

Elderly People

Age Concern

This website is a good source of information on all sorts of issues that are important as you get older. The fact sheet section is recommended.

Age Concern Essex

This local branch can provide advice on

• welfare benefits
• residential and nursing homes
• housing
• community care
• local activities, clubs and services
• counselling 
• information about organised holiday programmes (01245 264499)
• toenail cutting service, a charge of £5 is made. You need to travel to the nearest location. Not for diabetics or those with circulatory problems who need to see a chiropodist.

Age Concern Essex
112 Springfield Road, Chelmsford
CM2 6LF
01245 346 106

Toenail cutting service manager
01245 267 668

The British Red Cross Medical Loan Service

Can lend wheelchairs, backrests, bath seats, commodes, bedpans, urinals, walking sticks, and walking frames.

Chelmer Careline

24 hour emergency alarm service run by Chelmer Housing Partnership. Phone this number for information on renting your own personal alarm system, so that you can get help in an emergency if you are at home and unable to reach the telephone.

e-mail
careline@chelmerhp.org.uk

Crossroads

• Offers "care for the carer", by providing practical support such as using trained staff to take over the caring responsibility, so that the carer can have occasional or regular planned breaks. Free of charge to the carer.
• Also offers day care at two centres in Chelmsford, and a Drop-In Centre for advice and information about benefits, equipment, and other agencies who can help.

01245 491 348

Advice and Information Drop-In Centre and Helpline

123 New London Road
Chelmsford

01245 263 300

Moat Care and Repair

This is a service for the over 60's who are residents of the Borough of Chelmsford. It can advise on repairs or adaptations to your home, discuss funding for the work, help apply for grants or loans if available, liase with social services or the local authority, and lots more . . .

Monday to Friday
9am to 5pm

Moat Care and Repair Handyperson service

This service is also for the over 60's living in the Borough of Chelmsford. It offers minor repairs to your home, and will fit handrails, grab rails, and they can perform a free Home Safety Check.

• You only pay for the cost of the materials
• No call out charge
• No labour charge if you are on means tested benefits

01245 392 121

Monday to Friday
9am to 5pm

Shopmobility

Shopmobility is a service run by Chelmsford Borough Council loaning an electric powered scooter for shopping in Chelmsford. Ideal if mobility is difficult. Phone this number to book your scooter or make further enquiries.

Supra UK 

This a firm that makes a gadget called a keysafe. This screws to a wall near your front door and can only be opened by pressing your secret number on the keypad. It is a safer place to keep your spare front door key than under the door mat, and you can give the "keysafe" number to neighbours, carers and health professionals.

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www.keysafe.co.uk

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