Imaginative use of CCTV in care home
Full marks to the care home and to a determined bird-watching resident. BBC story.
Month: April 2006
European telecare project success
The EU’s IST@HOME project has concluded that to be truly effective video communications needed to be further integrated with other devices such as alarm systems.
Philadelphia Story: classic confusion?
The good news: Telehealth study of 216 people begins
Carematix and the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing to conduct a four-year study on the effectiveness of telehome monitoring. The study is funded by a grant for more than $1 million from the National Institute of Nursing Research.
Death of old man who said no to help
A reclusive pensioner who lay dead in his Cheshunt home for over seven weeks before being discovered, may have been saved if he had reached out for help from local community services – it emerged this week.
More good press coverage from Cheshire
A hi-tech project which could be a life-saver for older people has been unveiled in Cheshire. Sensors can detect falls, a gas leak and even a pan left on the stove. Read more from the Chester Chronicle.
Med-e-Tel Telemedicine and eHealth Directory
Link to Med-e-Tel’s current Telemedicine and eHealth Directory (PDF 2.4mb)
Sundrop saves time
With the new Stanford University Network for Diagnosis of Retinopathy of Prematurity (SUNDROP), Dr Moshfeghi can now obtain and view computerized images of the retina of a distant child without leaving his desk. What took hours out of his day… Read moreSundrop saves time
Developing Technology for People with Dementia
Wide-ranging article with references about technology and people with dementia. A good read. Psychiatric Times, November 2005