The South Cambridgeshire District Council Community Lifeline Service provides a pendant alarm in your home which when pressed contacts a response centre so that help can be raised.
Help is available at the press of a button, whenever you need it, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Response centre operators are trained to assess your situation and can arrange for a keyholder contact to call, next of kin or the emergency services.

A community lifeline is a valuable source of help for people of any age, whether you have a disability, are an older person enabling you to stay in your own home, people living alone or anyone who has a special need.

A Community Lifeline is for anyone living in or near South Cambridgeshire. The cost of installation is currently £20.00. There is also a quarterly charge for the hire and monitoring of equipment. The charges for 2013/14 are: £55.38 or £4.26 per week (without VAT).

For more information and how to apply visit the SCDC web site.