It has been a while in development, I understand, but the atdementia website has been worth the wait. It aims to provide user-friendly information for professionals and the wider public about assistive technology for people with dementia. The Trent Dementia… Read moreNew resource on dementia and technology launched
A groundbreaking home that uses the latest smart technology to give people with dementia and other serious long-term health conditions greater independence will be showcased at Hillside Court, a ‘very sheltered’ housing scheme in St George, Bristol. It has been… Read moreSmart living for people with dementia in Bristol (UK)
Not telecare, but a report of interest to anyone working with older people.
The CSIP CHange Agent Team is appealing for people (see below) to participate in a survey of their opinion on various housing and dementis-related topics. The survey can be downloaded from this site and should be returned by 18 February…. Read moreHousing and dementia survey
Nine months after the Preventative Technology Grant became available in England, there has been a run of local news items about telecare services and developments. Presumably this reflects the time it takes to get schemes going in councils – so… Read moreLocal news items (UK)
Care Directions (a great site for advice for older people on the cusp of needing care, and their families) is conducting an anonymised survey on behalf of a supplier seeking views of public and professionals on the physical and ethical… Read moreBracelet for people with dementia: opinion survey request
16 months ago, when Telecare Aware started tracking international stories about the Columba phone-bracelet for people with dementia, no one in the UK had heard of it. Now, its developers, Medical Intelligence Technologies, have signed a ‘letter of intent’ to… Read moreMedical Intelligence Technologies gets 'all the reassurance it needs'
Report of positive views of technology expressed by speakers at the 10th International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders (ICAD) in Madrid. A useful round-up.
Here are two non-telecare stories of interest to people in the field: By 2029, living to 100 will be the norm. An Interesting general article on aging and scientific interest in longevity. Read here. B-Vitamins Won’t Prevent Alzheimer’s – but… Read moreAging and Alzheimer's
Representatives from the Confederation of Business Industry (CBI) have praised Northamptonshire County Council’’s pioneering Safe at Home project and its adoption of advanced telecare and assistive technology to support the independence of people with dementia, during a recent visit to… Read moreCBI praises Safe at Home project (UK)
