The Just Checking system is widely known and used in the UK for short term monitoring of people with dementia, etc. to help determine the appropriate level of care but there is an increasing awareness that it can also be… Read moreTelecare monitoring overnight care for people with learning disabilities (UK)
Geonovo was awarded the ‘Best Innovation 2011’ prize at the Telecare Services Association’s Crystal Awards ceremony at TSA2011. The runners up were Tynetec and Tunstall in partnership with Worcestershire County Council. Geonovo also won first prize in a competition held… Read moreGeonovo win 'Best Innovation' prize at TSA2011
17 months ago we flagged up (via Laurie Orlov) the development of shoes with built-in GPS tracking for people with dementia. [Coming soon: GPS Shoes TA May 2010] but now, according to a Gizmag item they have received FDA approval… Read moreShoes with embedded GPS to go on sale in US
Pfizer is once again gingerly partnering, this time with Humana, the US based health insurer, on health care services targeted to older adults (‘seniors’–tired and tiring terminology, don’t you think?–in the press release.) But what they are doing together is… Read morePfizer, Humana partner on older adult health care
In a competition organised jointly by the Design Council and the Department of Health, a ‘moneypot’ of £360,000, plus unprecedented access to expert support and advice, is available to individuals or organisations with a good idea that will help people… Read more£360,000 for designers who improve quality of life for people with dementia (UK)
A must-read for anyone with an interest in people with dementia in the Andover Townsman (Andover, Massachusetts) describing a demonstration of a virtual dementia tour: “12 minutes that will change your life.” Virtual Dementia Tour: A peek at living with… Read moreVirtual Dementia Tour: A peek at living with dementia
IBM’s entrepreneurial awards program, SmartCamp, donned a Stetson and visited Austin, Texas last week. Among the finalists and winners in healthcare: the overall winner was SecureWaters’ AquaSentinel, which automatically and continuously tests for toxins in source surface waters. Other awards: the… Read moreSmartCamp goes to Austin, awards healthcare technology
Capital Connection ’11, being held at the JW Marriott in Washington DC this week (12-13 May) is, according to its organizer the Mid-Atlantic Venture Association (MAVA), ‘one of the nation’s premier venture and private equity conferences’ with an emphasis on… Read moreGot funding? Capital Connection '11 (US)
Three general items that may interest Telecare Aware readers: Overturning some preconceptions: Worried about old age? Good (Montreal Gazette) New research on risk of developing Alzheimer’s: New discovery in fight against Alzheimer’s (Wales Online) And if life becomes intolerable? Woman… Read moreOld age, dementia and euthanasia
The positives and negatives of ageing are to be examined in a new £3M, five-year study, looking at health and well-being, including changes in factors that could promote ‘healthy ageing’. The project, led by Professor Bob Woods from Bangor University’s… Read moreMajor new survey into health, wellbeing and ageing (Wales)
