Keeping safe

It's important to feel safe whether you're in your home or out and about.

There is lots of information and advice available through our partner agencies to help you understand how to stay safe.

Derbyshire County Council Adult Care department have produced a keeping adults safe leaflet, which can be downloaded and printed. An easy read version is available.

Fire safety when using emollients

Emollient creams are moisturisers that can be used to prevent or treat dry skin conditions like:

• eczema
• bed sores
• ulcers
• psoriasis

They come in a variety of forms, like creams, lotions or gels. All cover the skin with a protective film to reduce water loss. They are highly flammable and pose a fire risk, especially for people who spend long periods in bed or an armchair due to illness or limited mobility

It's important to be aware of the fire safety risks if you or a person you care for needs moisturising creams.

To raise awareness of this issue, the Derbyshire Safeguarding Adults Board has created a poster about emollients. We encourage you to read it and share it with others.

Keeping people with learning disabilities safe

Derbyshire County Council funds the hate crime – keeping safe project, which works across Derbyshire with and for people with a learning disability. It’s run by MacIntyre.

The scheme aims to stop the bullying and abuse of people with learning disabilities in Derbyshire and help them to stay safe. Find out more about the keeping safe project.

Derbyshire Safe Place scheme

The Derbyshire Safe Place Scheme is part of Derbyshire County Council hate crime/keeping safe project. It's supported by Derbyshire Police, Trading Standards and the Derbyshire Learning Disability Partnership Board.

Safe Places are public buildings in towns and communities across Derbyshire, such as libraries, shops, pharmacies and GP surgeries. They have stickers in their windows so you can see that they are part of the scheme and know you can go in and ask for help if you need to.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, applications for new safe places and keep safe cards were suspended. Existing safe places will continue to be places of safety for people to utilise. The scheme is currently being reviewed with the hope of relaunching in 2023.  If you require any further information tel: 01629 532469.

Keep Safe Card

Keep Safe Cards are available to all adults who live in Derbyshire.

Vulnerable young people aged 11 to 18 can also apply for a Keep Safe Card, once they have received instructions from an adult about the use of the Keep Safe Card, the Safe Places mobile phone app, and the purpose and location of Safe Place venues.

The card has space for you to write your name, the name and phone number of a family member or carer and anything else a person might need to know about you.

If you're out and about and you need help, you can take the card to a Safe Place to ask for help.

Apply for a Keep Safe Card.

Alzheimer’s Society

The Alzheimer’s Society has information about safeguarding and dementia. Learn how to keep yourself and others safe, and who to contact if you are concerned about someone who may be at risk.

The Alzheimer’s Society also provide a range of information and advice about Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.

Age UK

Age UK has more information about protecting yourself from abuse including its guide to protecting yourself. It covers how to stay in control of your money and also has a guide on safeguarding older people.

Derbyshire Victim Services

Derbyshire Victim Services provides both the public and victims of crime with easily accessible information, advice and links to local and national support services. It helps ensure people can self-refer to support services and access information on a wide variety of different crime types. It also offers people the opportunity to report a crime and provides advice on what to do if somebody has been a victim of crime.

Adult care information sheets

Download and print adult care information sheets.