If you wish to apply for a personal alarm under the Seniors Alert Scheme, please download, complete and sign the Participant Application Form and return to Galway Contact by post or email or call Galway Contact – 091 867892 with any queries.
For monitoring purposes the Client Information Form should be completed with the applicant’s contacts and given to the engineer on the day of installation.
We are here to help and would love to hear from you.
Call us: 091 867892
Email: galwaycontact@gmail.com
or click on the link below for more information.
Our organisation’s main objective is to offer innovative and supportive services to older people and their families with the aim of easing loneliness and enabling older people to live safely and happily in their homes.
The Seniors Alert Scheme supports these objectives by providing us with a mechanism to achieve this. It is a key part of our services, complementing our befriending service, social engagement projects and transport service for older people.
The Seniors Alert Scheme is funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development and administered by Pobal.
Eligible people aged 65 or older are entitled to Government funding which covers the cost of equipment, installation and first year’s monitoring.
Galway Contact’s role is to help you to join the Seniors Alert Scheme (SAS).
We are here to act on your behalf and deal directly with Pobal and the supplier.
We submit applications for alarms, provide support with the installation and engage with Pobal where necessary e.g. if you lose your pendant and require a replacement.
We provide support to ensure you understand the Scheme, the costs involved and how your personal details are used.
Care Direct are the current suppliers for Galway city and county.
Reassurance for you and your loved ones, 24/7.
One press of a button connects you to real help, not a recording.
Helps prevent minor incidents from becoming serious.
Stay safe in your own home for longer.
Reduces fear of living alone and restores confidence after a fall.
Lightweight, discreet, waterproof, and always within reach.
Covers indoor and outdoor spaces, even in the shower.
Works with or without a traditional phone line.
Includes free equipment replacement and easy transfers if you move.
Gives loved ones peace of mind when they can’t be there.
Press your personal alarm button
Your alarm button connects to a two-way speech unit located in your home (usually in the hall or bedroom)
Trained monitoring centre staff will talk to you through the two-way speech unit. Even if you are some distance away they can often hear you. If you have fallen or need help for any reason, they will call one of your contacts or the emergency services to check on you and will stay connected until help arrives.
We help administer the application process for the Seniors Alert Scheme in Galway City and County
if you have a suitable landline.
If there is no suitable landline available and a mobile signal is
required, you will be charged a small fee to cover the mobile
SIM cost.
Eligible people aged 65 or older are entitled to government funding which covers the cost of the equipment, installation and first year monitoring. From year two there is a fee for monitoring the alarm.
Fees are per household and direct debit payments can be arranged with the supplier.
If you wish to apply for a personal alarm under the Seniors Alert Scheme, please click on link below and complete and sign the Participant Application Form and return to Galway Contact by post or email or call Galway Contact – 091 867892 with any queries. Our email and postal addresses are listed on our contact page here.
For monitoring purposes the Client Information Form should be completed with the applicant’s contacts and given to the engineer on the day of installation.
We are here to help and would love to hear from you.
Call us: 091 867892
Email: galwaycontact@gmail.com
or click on the button below for more information:
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