91 year old BHP resident Rose Hewlett was left badly injured, bruised and shaken following a trip in her sitting room. Luckily, she had a community safety alarm fitted in her home which alerted her son and the ambulance service.
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Although the bruising around her eyes is still faintly visible, Rose is now up and about and just as busy as before. Rose explained what happened, she said: "I was coming out of the kitchen and was about to go into the sitting room to finish reading my book. As I walked in I tripped and fell heavily to the floor.
"My face took the full force of the impact".
"Although there was blood pouring from my nose I managed to press the alarm which is fitted to my sitting room wall. Immediately someone responded. She knew my name, called the ambulance service and my son and then stayed on the line until someone arrived.
"Within a few minutes both my son and a paramedic were in my home and I was immediately taken to hospital. I was x-rayed and found to have a broken nose, a few cracked ribs and my swollen arm was black and blue."
However, Rose is now back home and on her feet again and reassured that with the touch of a button, she has access to all the emergency services and her family 24 hours a day 365 days a year.
For further information about the community safety alarm contact BHP's Housing Support team on 020 8937 2948.