‘demonstration house’ to try before you buy. You can contact the Better Living Centre by: Phone: 0121 329 0909 Email: blc@solihull.gov.uk Or visit the Better Living Centre from Monday to Friday (9:00am to 5.00pm) at Unit 4, Elmdon Trading Estate, Bickenhill Lane Solihull B37 7HE
Solihull Carers Centre Solihull Carers Centre is the lead organisation for carers in Solihull with an extensive range of services to help support carers of all ages and backgrounds, through expert information and advice. solihullcarers.org Email: centre@solihullcarers.org Phone: 0121 788 1143 Solihull Carers Centre is based at: Solihull Fire Station Annexe, 620 Streetsbrook Road, Solihull B91 1QY
Or visit the SCH pages on Solihull MyLife: solihull.mylifeportal.co.uk/schwellbeingservice/
Home Safety Check Solihull Community Housing also works with West Midlands Fire Service to provide a free service to check your home for fire safety. Home safety checks are available to anyone and take about 30 minutes. Firefighters from your local fire station will visit your home to reduce the risk of fire. To arrange your fire safety check call the Fire Safety in the Home freephone telephone number 0800 389 5525. If you are deaf, deafened or, hard of hearing, BID Services Solihull offer referrals to the Fire Service for Home Safety Checks and appropriate equipment such as flashing or vibrating fire alarms. See useful contacts.
Solihull Community Housing (SCH) Healthy living at your local library 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. These services are available to SCH tenants, private paying customers and referrals from Solihull Council. They include: home adaptations, home support, Safe and Sound pendant alarms and Home Hazard Assessments. To find out which services could be suitable for you please get in touch: Email: wellbeing@solihullcommunityhousing.org.uk Phone: 0121 717 1515 Better Living Centre
Solihull has 13 libraries, which are located throughout the borough, each offering a range of services, advice, help and information to support you. These services include health information kiosks, Reading Well books on prescription and Dementia books on prescription. For more information visit
solihull.gov.uk/libraries
Dementia support Alzheimer’s Society in Solihull provides help, advice and guidance. The Society support groups operate across the borough, with dementia cafes and other events regularly taking place. Email: birminghamandsolihull@alzheimers.org.uk Phone: 0121 706 4052 Alzheimer’s Society Birmingham & Solihull Local Office Unit 7-9 Olton Wharf Richmond Road, Solihull B92 7RN You can contact the Alzheimer’s Society via the Community Advice Hubs (see above). Solihull MyLife provides online advice and information to help you reduce your dementia risk; learn about different types of dementia and the care and support you need to live with dementia and care for someone with the condition. You will also find links to the Dementia Information Pack which supports people with Dementia, and their families, after diagnosis. solihull.mylifeportal.co.uk/dementia 13