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Roger\u2019s new lease of life<\/p>\n
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A South Kesteven man says the Wellbeing Service has turned his life around<\/p>\n
Roger, 75, who lives alone, received support from the service, delivered by Lincs Independent Living Partnership (LILP), following a fall at home.\u00a0 As he had not been seen for a few days by friends and neighbours, the police broke into his home to find Roger still on the floor thinking he\u2019d had a stroke.<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cI fell in the lounge, and when I came around I thought I had suffered a stroke. In my mind, a large concrete beam was above my head and I thought that if I moved it would fall onto me and would kill me.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe people in the local pub and my neighbour had not seen me for some time, so they knocked on my window and I shouted to them. They phoned the police and they managed to open the window and climb in.\u201d<\/p>\n
After being helped by the police and the local hospital, Roger was referred into to the Wellbeing Service.\u00a0 The Service worked closely with Roger to understand his situation better and put plans in place to make his life easier.<\/p>\n
It was found that Roger was struggling with stairs, didn\u2019t have a working phone line, was making regular trips to the local shops to top up his electric meter and had to walk to find wood to heat his home \u2013 which wasn\u2019t enough to provide him with hot water.<\/p>\n
The Wellbeing Service caseworker liaised with South Kesteven District Council, who arranged the installation of an extra handrail on the stairs and a grab rail outside the front door to aid Roger\u2019s mobility.\u00a0 Roger was also supported to contact BT to obtain their basic package, enabling TeleCare, a personal alarm and monitoring service, to be installed.\u00a0 This means that help is on hand at the touch of a button in an emergency, for example, if he suffers another fall.<\/p>\n
The Wellbeing Service caseworker helped Roger obtain the Warm Home Discount and higher rate of Attendance Allowance, even managing to get it backdated, along with more Pension Credit he was due. Roger is now paying for his bills by Direct Debit and says he\u2019s able to afford coal rather than just wood, meaning he\u2019s got hot water.<\/p>\n
Roger is also now a member of the local pre-bookable CallConnect bus service, which picks him up from his home when he needs to go out and about.<\/p>\n
Roger added: \u201cMy life was definitely not as good as it is now. Nowhere near as organised as it is now. I\u2019ve been helped an awful lot.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe service I received has turned my life around.<\/strong><\/span> It is completely different to what it used to be like.<\/p>\n \u201cThe telephone is handy to keep in touch with my brother, my house is warm and my finances have improved \u2013 I\u2019m not worried about money anymore. I\u2019m even now thinking about a small holiday.<\/p>\n \u201cThe wellbeing service is A1.\u201d<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Roger\u2019s new lease of life A South Kesteven man says the Wellbeing Service has turned his life around Roger, 75, who lives alone, received support from the service, delivered by Lincs Independent Living Partnership (LILP), following a fall at home.\u00a0 As he had not been seen for a few days by friends and neighbours, the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"yoast_head":"\n