Best way to keep my dad warm apart from have the heating on 24.7

[TheOpalFox]

Sadly I can’t have my heating on 24.7!!!! And my dad is elderly and sits in his chair all day.
Whats the cheapest heater to run? Someone said an oil filled radiator? Someone else said halogen? Thankyou I have it on 21 degrees and he’s still cold so need a heater by him? Thanks

Chair exercises are important too.

That just balances out the time it takes them to get hot when you first switch them on from cold, it’s not free heat. Personally I’d rather have the heat instantly when I need it and then turn it down/off when I don’t.

Yes a heated blanket and also vest and longjohns. I have worked with the elderly and I would also recommend a woollen scarf, not a bulky one and also a
small kind of beanie hat. Sounds ridiculous I know, but the head loses the most heat .
My dad would wear a beanie hat indoors and it didn’t seem odd, if that makes sense ?

Heated blanket and plenty of warm drinks.

True, it still depends on what you're trying to achieve I suppose.

When I had to pop into the office during lockdown it was really cold. Heating was electric and a bit crap so no point trying to warm the whole room. I popped an oil filled radiator under the desk and it was lovely once it warmed up as it heated the space under the desk then the warm rose and warmed the rest of me.

I'm looking at ceramic heaters atm, have one in my new work and it's so small and easily portable. DS room could occasionally do with a bit of a heat boost and putting the central heating on in the whole house to heat the smallest bedroom seems overkill.

I agree with a heated blanket. It’s the best thing ever!

Heated blankets are amazing.

I have small oil filled radiators on in the living room and bedroom. I wouldn't say they're toasty but they do take the chill off rather nicely. And I use hot water bottles a lot ~ because of this I replace them every year as they've had a lot of use. Amazon does wee half litre hot water bottles which will fit in the front pocket of an Oodie.

Warmth round the neck is good .... roll neck jumper? Start with a long sleeved thermal vest, then thermal roll neck, then fleece. Warm fleece lined trousers.
You may need to look at turning thermostat up a bit ... 21 is probably insufficient for someone who is immobile with elderly circulatory system.

Wool.
Wool socks
Wool blanket
Wool hat.
It works for sheep, and it works for humans too 🥰

Thermal vest
Thermal leggings
Slippers
Oldie
Snood
Hat
Gloves
Put long curtains or a blanket infant of your front & back doors on the inside of the house to stop draughts
Curtains at windows
Exercise
Hot soup, hot drinks
Hot water bottle or hot wheat bag

Does he receive winter fuel allowance ?

Agree but...our boiler died about a fortnight ago and can't be replaced until the New Year. House is chilly although we have a raft of electric heaters, electric blankets and heated throws. Sitting in cold air isn't great. I've also had an evil cold and it made me think about how hard it would be to be elderly, vulnerable and cold.
Some sort of very low level background heat is really helpful, though I'm not sure about heater models etc.

An elderly person needs some heating on even with an electric throw ( the dreamland husky one is gorgeous). However maybe your DF can contribute to excess fuel bills with his pension/ benefits. My parents are in their 90’s and I’d go without food to ensure they remain warm. Anything else is immoral