Know an endangered elderly person?
Do you know of an elderly person in Hertfordshire at risk from harm?
Concerns over the possible abuse of elderly people in their own home can be reported by the victims, their families or carers in total confidence via a special helpline to be trialled in Hertfordshire.
Hertfordshire County Council has teamed up with the charity Action on Elder Abuse and three home care agencies to provide the service in Watford, Three Rivers and Dacorum.
The scheme will initially run as a six-month pilot scheme.
Rosanna Thirlow, from Action on Elder Abuse, said: "This helpline tackles the major problem of how vulnerable people may complain safely and without fear.
"It gives service users, families, friends and care workers a safe and protected way of speaking out, knowing there is a genuinely independent charity overseeing the process and guaranteeing a response."
The helpline number of 0808 8088141 is due to start on April 14 for six months.
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SOURCE: watfordobserver
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