If you struggle with daily tasks like remembering to take medication, preparing a meal, washing or dressing or moving around your home, or need a personal alarm or smoke detector (also known as community alarms, telecare and Careline) use our home equipment finder below to buy things that can help you stay well and independent at home.
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Bed sensors and alarms
These monitor a user's vital signs such as heart rate and breathing patterns and can detect a range of patterns, for example epileptic seizures whilst the user is in bed. These are also known as community alarms, telecare and Careline. In Surrey your local district or borough council offers a wide range of personal alarms and sensors. See also bed voice alarms/sensors and floor sensor mats.
Bed voice alarms and sensors
These trigger an alert which sounds a beep or a voice alert and encourages the patient to return to bed and helps in falls prevention. These are also known as community alarms, telecare and Careline. In Surrey your local borough or district council offers a wide range of personal alarms and sensors. See also bed sensors and alarms and floor sensor mats.
Big button telephones
These can make dialing numbers easier.
Bogus Caller Alarm
Can be used if a stranger requests or tries to force entry. In Surrey your local district or borough council offer bogus caller alarms. See also Telecare and lifeline alarms.
Carbon monoxide alarms and sensors
These detect dangerous concentrations of carbon monoxide within your home. Also available are alarms with loud alarms and flashing red lights. Some can be monitored through your smartphone or device. See also smoke alarms, and alarms, sensors and detectors.
Carer alert system
An internal alarm system to alert carers or family members within the property. The system can link with other kinds of devices and sensors.
Chair sensors
These can sound an alarm or beep to encourage someone to return to their chair. These are also known as community alarms, telecare and Careline. In Surrey your local borough or district council offers a range of personal alarms and sensors.
Dementia clocks
These can offer pictures, voice and video reminder alarms.
Door contact alarms
These trigger an alarm if the door (or window) is opened at an unusual time. See also wandering door and window alarm.
Easy to use tablets
These can offer specially designed features.
Enuresis alert alarms and sensors
These alarms provide an early alert for individuals prone to incontinence. In Surrey your local borough or district council offers a wide range of personal alarms and sensors.
Epilepsy bed sensors
Sensors can monitor movement and raise an alert when they detect repetitive motion that is common with Tonic Clonic seizures. In Surrey your local district or borough council offers a range of personal alarms and sensors. These are also known as community alarms, telecare and Careline. See also bed sensors and alarms.
Flood alarms and detectors
Anti-flooding devices can keep the home safe by releasing water from baths and sinks when they become too full. Flooding alarms can detect when the water reaches a certain level and sound an alarm, usually by placing over the side of the bath or sink. In Surrey your local borough or district council offers flood detectors.
Floor sensor mats
Can send an alert when someone steps or sits on the mat unexpectedly. See also bed sensors and alarms, and bed voice alarms.
Gas detectors
Gas alarms will give audible and/or visible alarms when levels of gas in a room start to increase. See also heat and smoke detectors.
Health and activity trackers
Health and activity trackers can be borrowed from any of Surrey's libraries. They track your activity levels as well as monitoring heart rate, sleep quality and stress levels.
Hearing aid compatible mobile phones
These reduce the interference with hearing aids, which can cause buzzing or noises.
Heat detectors
Heat detector alarms are triggered by rises is ambient heat, rather than smoke and can detect fires rather than smoke. See also smoke alarms and alarms, sensors and detectors and gas detectors.
Home Hubs
Home hubs respond to voice commands to help you control electric devices in your home � for example 'turn off the lights', remind you of appointments or when to take medication, and call people from your mobile. They can be helpful for people with mobility issues, low vision or dementia.
Key safes
Keysafes are strong metal boxes in which the key to your door can be securely stored. Your keys can be accessed by a combination code which will only be known to you and anyone you give the code to.
Location and tracker fobs
Location and tracker fobs can be attached to keyrings or any item and can then be tracked by using a smartphones or device to find it.
Locking Cooker Valves
These can be fitted for free to your exiting gas cooker pipework. When the valve is locked, the gas supply to the cooker is stopped.
Measuring jugs
Large print or talking measuring jugs make accurate measuring easy.
Memory prompt calendar and diaries
Can set alarms so reminders to go off at certain times.
Microwave ovens
Talking microwaves can speak the different functions and settings.
Movement and motion sensors
These alarms detect movement or lack of it, by monitoring activity. In Surrey, your local borough or district council offers a range of personal alarms and sensors. These are also known as community alarms, telecare and Careline.
Personal alarms
Personal alarms can help when moving around safely in your home. Personal alarms can be linked to monitors within the home and intercoms to mobile apps which can trigger an alarm or send an alert to a monitoring centre. These are also as community alarms, telecare and Careline. In Surrey, your local borough or district council offers a range of personal alarms and sensors.
Pill dispenser apps
Apps can be used for setting messages to alert users on their smartphones or devices to take their medication. See also pill dispensers.
Pill dispensers with or without alarms
Lockable dispensers remind people when to take their medication. Some have a visual or sound alarms. In Surrey your local district or borough council offers a wide range of personal alarms and sensors. See also pill dispenser apps.
Pill poppers
An easy way to remove pills and tablets from blister packs. Useful for people with limited dexterity.
Remote control plugs and sockets
These are controlled by a remote control and do not need a smartphone or device to control them.
Robot mops
These can be programmed with different cleaning cycles via a smartphone or device.
Robot pet therapy
Pet therapy can help people cope with a health problem.
Robot vacuum cleaners
These can be programmed with different cleaning cycles.
Sensor night lights
Ideal for when someone gets up at night. When the sensor senses movement the light will come on.
Simple and large button TV remote controls
Provides only a few large buttons and options for easy to use channel changing.
Simple USB players and music players
Simple personal audio players are accessible and easy to use.
Smart blinds
Open and close blinds with your smartphone or device.
Smart curtain tracks
These allow you to open and close your curtains remotely via your smartphone or device.
Smart dishwashers
These allow you to operate, control and monitor using your smartphone or device.
Smart entry devices
Smart door locks don't need a key to open them and can be controlled through your smartphone or device. See also video doorbells, smart security alarms and systems, smart security cameras and smart doorbells.
Smart fridges and freezers
Allow you to connect and monitor your fridge freezer using your smartphone or device, as well as controlling the internal temperatures in case the door isn't closed properly.
Smart glasses
Use voice commands to capture memories, make calls, send messages, or listen to music. Can be used to help describe surrounding, identify objects, reading out text and translating menus etc.
Smart kettles
Allows you to time when your kettle turns on, as well controlling the temperature so you know how hot the water will be. Can be controlled by your smartphone or device, and some by voice control.
Smart light switches
Control your lights via a smartphone or device.
Smart ovens
Allows you to switch your oven on and off using a smartphone or device.
Smart security alarms and systems
Allows you to monitor the outside of your house and secure the house from your phone, tablet or device. Some can be voice controlled. See also smart door bells, video doorbells, smart entry devices, and smart security cameras.
Smart security cameras
Allows you to monitor the inside and, or outside of your home day and night from your smartphone or device. See also smart security alarms and systems, smart door locks and smart doorbells.
Smart showers
These can be operated remotely or with voice controls. Some are compatible with Alexa or Google Home.
Smart smoke alarm and detectors
Can give early warnings including where the danger is, and allows you to check the status on your smartphone or device or calls a call centre. See also Alarm, sensors and detectors.
Smart toilets
These help minimise the spread of germs. Some have built in bidets, sensors, automatic flushing and/or cleaning.
Smart toothbrushes
Can check whether someone has brushed their teeth or how well they have brushed their teeth by connecting to an app on a tablet or smartphone.
Smart TVs
Can be controlled through home hubs, devices and smartphones.
Smart washing machines
Can remember someone's laundry habits and suggest favourite cycles, as well as being able to let someone schedule washes from anywhere via a smartphone or device.
Smart window openers
Allow peoples to open and close windows remotely or automatically on a programmed schedule.
Smoke alarms and detectors
When these sense smoke they sound a loud alarm. See also Alarms, sensors and detectors.
Strobe and talking smoke alarms
Flashing or strobe smoke alarms can be useful for people who are deaf or have a hearing impairment. See also carbon monoxide alarms and alarms, sensors and detectors.
Talking induction hobs
These offer talking functions and tactile buttons.
Talking microwave ovens
Talking microwaves speak the different functions and settings.
Talking photo albums
These allow people to hear pre-recorded audio messages from family or friends alongside a collection of personal photographs.
Talking telephones
Offer talking keys and voice assist for dialing numbers.
Talking watches
Large display watches or talking watches are useful for people with visual impairments and can be set up with alarms and visual announcements.
Telecare and lifeline alarms
Lifeline alarms connect with specialised teams. Usually a call operator will respond appropriately to the individual circumstances by calling a relative or family friend, or the emergency services. The alarms operate 24/7, 365 days a year. These are also known as community alarms, telecare and Careline. In Surrey, your local borough or district council offers a range of personal alarms and sensors. See also bogus caller alarms.
Telephones with photos
Offer one-touch numbers with pictures on the base to aid memory.
Telephones with visual indicators
Have backlights to illuminate the buttons, making them easier to read to reduce the risk of incorrect dialling.
Tracking and locator watches
GPS tracking and locator watches can be used to indicate locations of people via smartphones, devices or by going online.
trueCall
Blocks unwelcome callers, and asks unrecognised callers to identify themselves before it puts them through, whilst letting friends and family straight through.
Vibrating pillow alarm
These can go under a pillow and create a buzz or vibrate which someone can feel rather than hear.
Vibrating watches
Vibrating watches can be useful for people who are deaf or have a hearing impairment as they can be set to vibrate.
Wandering door or window alarm
Alerts a carer if a monitored door or window is opened. See also door contact alarms.Can't find what you're looking for? Search again.
