Guest article: Exploring how technology can support people living with dementia
There are currently 850,000 people with dementia in the UK and this number is projected to double to two million by 2050, according to figures…
Competition launched to increase awareness of life-changing assistive tech among children
Gavin Bashar UK Managing Director of Tunstall Healthcare Telemonitoring and response service Carecall has launched a competition to raise awareness amongst children about the importance…
Housing leaders believe their investment in technology will increase as a result of COVID-19
The large majority (89 percent) of specialist housing providers believe their frontline staff have a greater appetite for using technology in their roles due to…
Social care professionals should receive better training for greater confident when using assistive tech, report recommends
A new report released by the County Councils Network (CCN) calls for the greater integration of assistive technology within social care services. According to the…
New connected care platform to support UK’s transition from analogue to digital
Telecare specialist Tunstall Healthcare has developed a new platform to support vulnerable people and the UK’s transition from analogue to digital by 2025. Tunstall Service…
New digital dispersed alarm promises to help TEC service providers move to digital hassle-free
SmartLife is the latest addition to the SmartTEC range offered by Appello, a technology-enabled care (TEC) specialist, which promises to help service providers move to…
New partnership helps tackle dehydration in care environments
A new partnership is helping tackle dehydration in care environments by combining accurate fluid monitoring technology with wireless telecare solutions to help avoid hospital admissions.…
Scottish council launches fully digitally enabled end-to-end telecare service
Falkirk Council has become the first local authority in Scotland to go live with an end-to-end digital telecare service, providing users with personal and home…
Tunstall Healthcare invests in the future of occupational therapy
Occupational Therapist Alicia Ridout Telecare provider Tunstall Healthcare has awarded £1,500 worth of funding as part of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) Annual…
Free guide for local authorities and housing providers about cloud solutions in TEC
Appello, a provider of digital technology enabled care (TEC) solutions for local authorities and housing providers, has published a new guide to the role of…