Winter and cold weather can have a significant impact on our day to day lives and people’s health. This information and guidance will help you and your family to stay safe and healthy during the winter months.
Enjoying what Torbay has to offer in the winter months can benefit your health but it’s important to remember that for some, we need to take extra care and look out for signs that they may need extra help including medical support:
- older people aged over 65 years old
- people with pre-existing chronic medical conditions such as heart disease, stroke or TIA, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or diabetes.
- people with mental ill-health that reduces individual’s ability to self-care (including dementia)
- pregnant women
- children under the age of 5
- people with learning difficulties
- people assessed as being at risk of, or having had, recurrent falls
- people who live alone and may be unable to care for themselves
- people who are housebound or otherwise low mobility in the winter
- people living in houses with mould
- people who are fuel poor
- people experiencing homelessness or people sleeping rough