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A

• Active Forth
• Alcohol

B

• Bereavement Counselling: support on the death of a loved one
• Bus pass: free bus travel in Scotland for over 60s

C

• Carers: help, support and advice for those who care for others
• Community Alarm and Telecare Services (including the Mobile Emergency Care Service MECS)
• Community Groups and Clubs
• Companionship: Help for those who may have stopped going out or find it difficult to talk to people
• Confused or muddled: Help for those who may become confused or get lost when going out
• Cooking classes
• Cycling

D

• Dementia-friendly exercise and movement

E

• Eat Well, Age Well

F

• Financial support: Welfare and Benefits Advice
• Fire Safety in the Home: Self Assessment
• Fire Safety: Fire Scotland Safety Check
• 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
• Getting stronger, your way
• Getting to the toilet when you're out shopping
• Gyms and Fitness classes

H

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

L

• Living Independently: advice if you or your loved ones are concerned about how you are managing day-to-day
• Loneliness: self-help resources
• Looking after your feet
• 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
• Meals and eating: home delivery of frozen meals Blueberry Hill Meals
• Meals and eating: home delivery of frozen meals Wiltshire Farm Foods
• Memory Loss: What to do if you are concerned about memory loss
• Mental Health: Groups and organisations that can offer support
• Mental Health: Scottish Action for Mental Health (SAMH)
• Mental health and wellbeing: Breathing Space Scotland
• Mental health and wellbeing: Living Life - help with low mood, depression or anxiety
• Mobility: Shopmobility scheme
• Mobility: help with mobility and day-to-day tasks for those with a visual impairment
• Mobility: help with mobility when shopping

P

• Paths for All

R

• Railcards and rail travel: Disabled Persons Railcard

S

• Safe and secure at home: reporting bogus callers
• Security and Staying Safe: how to improve the security of your home
• Security: support and advice if you have been a victim of burglary or would like to improve the security of your home
• Self-help guides: NHS inform
• Social and interest groups: University of the Third Age
• Social and interest groups: Wider Access to Schools Project
• Step Forth
• Stress: help to manage stress and anxiety

T

• 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
• Weight: Worried about losing weight or loss of appetite
• Wheelchairs: short-term wheelchairs and wheelchair hire