Home care provider seals partnership with fire service
Care home provider Home Instead Telford, Newport and Market Drayton has formed a potentially life-saving partnership with Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service to increase the understanding of fire safety within the elderly population.
The company, which cares for people in their own home, has formed the partnership to enhance the lives of their clients – keeping them safe and well, protected from the dangers of fire.
Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service will also carry out assessments in addition to Home Instead’s checks, providing information on the safety of the resident's home.
The assessments will involve checking fire alarms and making simple changes to enhance fire safety for clients who want extra reassurance that their home is safe.
Home Instead's care professionals will also receive fire safety training, helping them become better informed on how to keep their clients safe from the dangers of fire and community talks will be held
Siobhan Davis, community engagement officer at Home Instead Telford, Newport and Market Drayton said: “Sadly, the danger of fire is something many older people are often vulnerable to. By working together, we can spread awareness and keep our clients, and the wider community, safer.
“We hope our partnership also inspires other care providers throughout the area to get in touch with the fire and rescue team, and to work together to ensure the safety of older and vulnerable people across the county.”
