CALLS TO REVIVE GALWAY COMMUNITY ALERT SCHEMES

Date Published: 26-Jul-2012

The chairperson of Galways Joint Policing Committee is urging a revival of community alert schemes to ensure elderly people feel safe in their homes.

A national confidential helpline for older people is reporting a 50 percent rise in calls in the first five months of the year compared to the same time last year.

The organisation says the majority of calls relate to money worries and fears of being broken into.

Third Age, which run the Senior helpline, also says it constantly hears from the lonely and the isolated.

Peter Roche says it’s important to re-energise community alert schemes across Galway