This page describes different kinds of technology available, how it can help you (or a family member) stay independent and safe at home and how you can get the technology.
Landline phones are switching to digital, which could stop telecare alarms working. If you or someone you know uses a telecare alarm, you must call the landline provider. They will help make sure alarms keep working through the switchover.
Working in partnership with Solihull Council, SCH Wellbeing delivers a range of services designed to keep you happy, healthy, independent, and safe in your own home.
The Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme is for children from reception to Year 11 who are in full-time education and receive benefits-related free school meals.
An occupational therapy assessment can help you stay independent and provide information and advice about housing adaptations and equipment to help at home.
Community Advice Hubs in Chelmsley Wood and Solihull town centre are available every week day to provide information and support about a range of topics including care options, accessing benefits, housing issues and energy efficiency.
Supported Employment is a programme of specialised support to help people with disabilities find and sustain paid employment. We work with people on an individual basis, where everyone's journey into work is different.
If you have care and support needs, adaptations to your home, for example, a stairlift, can make it easier to live there independently for as long as possible.
Being able to stay healthy in later life is a crucial issue for all of us. Many of us fear that ageing means an inevitable decline in our quality of life. But it does not have to be that way.
When you buy a grave or cremated remains plot, you are buying an exclusive right of burial grant, not the land itself. This means that you lease the land for a specified period of time.