Living Well Falkirk

A

• Active Forth
• Alcohol
• Alzheimer's Disease or Dementia: Local groups that offer support and advice
• Arthritis: Groups that support people with Arthritis, their carers and families
• Audiology: NHS Forth Valley Audiology services

B

• Bereavement Counselling: support on the death of a loved one
• Blind or experiencing vision loss: get help with day to day tasks
• Blue Badge Scheme. Information on disabled persons' parking.
• Brain Injury: Groups that support people with a Brain Injury
• British Sign Language (BSL): Help if you would like to learn BSL
• Bus pass: free bus travel in Scotland for over 60s

C

• Cancer: support available for those with cancer
• Carers: Carer Support Payment, financial support for those who care for others
• Carers: help, support and advice for those who care for others
• Children with disabilities: Help and support for children and their carers
• Community Alarm and Telecare Services (including the Mobile Emergency Care Service MECS)
• Community Groups and Clubs
• Community Social, Leisure and Interest Groups
• Companionship: Help for those who may have stopped going out or find it difficult to talk to people
• Computer or IT support for those with a visual impairment
• Cooking classes

D

• Deaf, deafened, hard of hearing and deafblind people: Clubs, Social Groups and Associations
• Deaf, deafened, hard of hearing and deafblind people: Help, information and advice
• Dementia Support Services: Town Break Falkirk

E

• Epilepsy: support for people with epilepsy, their carers, and families

F

• Financial support: Welfare and Benefits Advice
• Financial support: information and advice to help you keep your home warm and use energy efficiently
• Food Train meal makers

G

• Gardening: Community gardens and volunteering
• Get help or advice from Living Well Falkirk
• Getting out and about: what to do if you have lost your confidence in going out
• Gyms and Fitness classes

H

• Health and Fitness: Getting Active
• Housekeeping: Help with shopping and household tasks

L

• Learning Disabilities: Organisations that can provide support and advice
• Learning disabilities: support for people with learning disabilities, their carers, and families
• Leisure activities and leisure discount cards
• Libraries: Large print books
• Living Independently: advice if you or your loved ones are concerned about how you are managing day-to-day
• Loneliness: exercise can help Falkirk Leisure Services
• Looking after your feet
• Low vision or visual impairment: Clubs, Social Groups and Associations
• Low vision: Low Vision Aids that may help with day-to-day tasks
• Lunch clubs and community food resources

M

• Meals and eating: Help for those who often forget mealtimes
• Meals and eating: home delivery of frozen meals Blueberry Hill Meals
• Mental Health: Groups and organisations that can offer support
• Mental Health: Scottish Action for Mental Health (SAMH)
• Mobility: help with mobility and day-to-day tasks for those with a visual impairment
• Mobility: help with mobility when shopping
• Multiple Sclerosis: Groups that support people with Multiple Sclerosis, their carers and families

P

• People with disabilities: Local help and support

S

• Safe and secure at home: reporting bogus callers
• Sensory impairement: independent sources of help and advice
• Social and interest groups: Wider Access to Schools Project
• Step Forth
• Stress: help to manage stress and anxiety

T

• Talking Newspapers: local news, magazines and other titles
• Toenail clipping: help and advice if you can no longer cut your own toenails
• Transport: help with getting around locally

U

• Using a Walking Aid

W

• Walking and mobility: what to do if you are worried about your walking
• Walking pets in the Falkirk area
• We recommend that you complete self-assessments for the areas where you are having difficulty
• We recommend that you contact Social Work Adult Services for further assessment
• Weight: Maintaining a healthy weight
• Wheelchairs