Another newspaper letter (see previous entry). Does the lack of appropriate home care (including telecare) amount to negligence?

Older people’s concerns re reduction in services. Letter in Cambridge Evening News illustrates concerns that could be eased with appropriate use of telecare. Read here.

This article is about a watch-sized GPS device for convicted drunken drivers. The privacy debate is relevant to telecare.

Nice publicity for local home improvement programme

The theory is simple: buy your own house or flat, designed specifically for later years, within a development that has age restrictions on ownership (usually about 60), with all support taken care of, from leaky taps and shopping to personal care, as needed. It’s a stage up from classic sheltered housing, which typically provides a warden and little else.

The detailed figures provide a dramatic illustration of just how fast pensioner mortality has improved in the UK.