Social alarm system failure
Device didn’t work with phone off the hook. Ledger-Enquirer. Any comments from suppliers about how their systems work in these circumstances.. please post them as a forum topic.
Month: March 2007
Home Telehealth partners Aid Call from Age Concern (UK)
Home Telehealth Ltd and Aid Call from Age Concern* have announced a move that is billed as creating “one of the largest Telecare organisations in the UK”. This development will bring the potential benefits of telehealth to a much wider… Read moreHome Telehealth partners Aid Call from Age Concern (UK)
Telecare promoted in Scotland's strategy for older people
The Scottish Executive’s strategy All Our Futures: Planning for a Scotland with an Ageing Population, published on Friday, puts the recent DH publication in the shade. Scottish Executive’s site to read or download it. The Herald news report for a… Read moreTelecare promoted in Scotland's strategy for older people
Buxton trust fund for older people (UK)
Very local, heart-warming story of how a defunct Older Person’s Welfare Community Trust’s funds are continuing to support older people in Buxton, Derbyshire. Surely a great opportunity for one of those community group leaders to be able to subsidise their… Read moreBuxton trust fund for older people (UK)
Re-ablement the new theme in home care
Not telecare directly, but an indicator of the way things are going in UK social care. There’s every reason why some form of telecare should be part of the mix. Article from Community Care.
Update on story: GPs to buy social care for patients?
Source of the information traced back to the Guardian. See the update on the story if interested.
WeSpot SecNurse
Interesting new product from the Netherlands that uses video with computer monitoring for activity monitoring. Likely to appeal to the care homes market, the developers are looking for UK distributors. Check out the product at Secumatic’s WeSpot website.
Findings of survey into local responses to the PTG published
The website AT Dementia (see 26 January) is now carrying the report of the survey Local responses to the preventive technology grant: findings from a two stage survey of local stakeholders undertaken last year by John Woolham, Grant Gibson and… Read moreFindings of survey into local responses to the PTG published
Follow-up to 'My Spoon'
Following the comment in the Robotic Care video library item about ‘My Spoon’, Karen Messruther, Development Officer (Telecare), at Moray Council’s Community Services has pointed out that it is similar in concept to the Neater Eater which has been available… Read moreFollow-up to 'My Spoon'
Telecare technology with the weekly shopping
Funny how you spot one story (Winn-Dixie Supermarkets carrying Guardian Alert 911 Personal Emergency Response System 2 March) and three more come along. Click on the headlines for the links. Shopper’s Home HealthCare store stocks Direct Alert Press release from… Read moreTelecare technology with the weekly shopping