Does your loved one live alone? This advice will help if something happens – 2024-03-09 20:43:18

More and more Finns live alone.

According to Statistics Finland, there were 1.3 million single households at the end of 2022. 45 percent of single households were over 60 years old.

The number of single households has doubled since 1990.

Hengitys’ member magazine Hengitys highlights the safety of those who live alone. If a person living alone has an accident at home or becomes ill, it would be important that they can be contacted even then and that the person living alone knows where to contact.

Hengitys magazine tells a touching story about a person living alone who did not get help in time when he had a life-threatening illness at home.

Hengitys magazine gives tips and food for thought on safety practices for those living alone. The following are applicable selections from the tips.

1. Daily text messages or similar messages with a friend, relative or neighbor. A simple thumbs up or ok is enough to say that everything is fine.

2. You should get an alarm bracelet when learning to use it goes well.

A person living alone can go days without being in contact with anyone. ADOBE STOCK / AOP

3. Phone calls where you have time to talk properly for a while also bring and increase security. In peaceful calls, things may come to light that may require action.

4. Do the relatives and friends of the person living alone know each other? Do they have each other’s phone numbers in case the person living alone cannot be contacted for some reason?

5. Among the relatives or friends of an elderly person living alone, it would be good to establish a circle of responsibility, in which it is agreed which day each person will call the person living alone. It would be good if at least one of the people responsible calls the person living alone every day.

6. It is good to discuss the location of the spare key with the person living alone. It would be good if at least someone knew where the spare key is kept.