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
Not an immediately obviously telecare-related article, but read deeper to see the implications. Report of the W2i Digital Cities Convention in Tempe, Arizona.
Carl West has joined mediagrids from solarSoft Ltd “at an exciting time of rapid change and expansion – for both mediagrids and the telecare industry” Chris Williams, CEO at mediagrids continues “From time to time, an innovative new company explodes… Read moreNew sales manager for mediagrids (UK)
Care and Health reports Secretary of State for Health Patricia Hewitt as revealing that commissioning rules will be changed to enable doctors to prescribe social care support such as home helps [!] and respite breaks for carers. Not quite sure… Read moreGPs to buy social care for patients? (UK)
The mayor describes the introduction of telecare as “a move into 21st century living.” Good news story from Doncaster Today.
Information on: Invicta Telecare’s Annual Free Event Medifest’07, India Net-atHome2007, France Visit the Telecare Events page for more information.
The democratic process produces contrary policies that will affect the development of home-based monitoring in the state. Utah Deseret Morning News item.
Winn-Dixie operates more than 400 supermarkets in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. (States, as it happens, where there are high proportions of older people.) Interestingly, because the alarm is to the 911 emergency operator, the system has a one-off… Read moreWinn-Dixie Supermarkets carrying Guardian Alert 911 Personal Emergency Response System
All ADT WellHealth products include the ability to call for help, if needed, 24-hours a day. The three product categories are: ADT MediHealth: Monitors medication compliance and related health issues to evaluate adherence to doctor instructions. ADT VitalHealth: Tracks vital… Read moreADT's WellHealth monitoring services launched (US)
If you want to read the arguments deployed by those who are either philosophically or temperamentally opposed to telecare, a good place to start is the Smart House Meets The Nanny Camera article by Janet Colliton, who is an elder… Read moreSmart House Meets The Nanny Camera
