Report suggests that government creates a new grant to boost access to life-enhancing assistive tech
A new report has been launched that explains the many ways that smart home technology can enhance independent living, and it details how health and…
Study finds first digital ‘physio-supported self-management’ tool to be clinically effective
A new study of 1,010 physiotherapy patients has concluded that digital tools must be used to enable ‘Physio-Supported Self-Management’ if the UK is to tackle…
BREAKING: DFGs in the spotlight as Channel 4 coverage reveals people can wait three years for adaptations
Channel 4 shone a spotlight on the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) in its news report last night (Tuesday 5 April 2022) and what the grant…
Sensors are “ideal” for observing vulnerable people in their homes, university study finds
Academics, health and social care providers, Serco representatives and other technology experts at the University of Lincoln New research from the University of Lincoln has…
WHO research suggests gaps in assistive tech service delivery globally during COVID pandemic
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published a study that explores people’s access to assistive technology around the world during the coronavirus pandemic. With the…
Care and housing providers urged to bid for £75k tech testbed funding so homes are ‘care ready’
Local authorities, care providers and housing associations are being invited to apply for grants of £75,000, so they can test out with older people which…
‘Real change needed’ as 59 percent of disabled people say accessibility has worsened since COVID
New research by UK disabled access charity Euan’s Guide reveals that 59 percent of disabled people believe that COVID has made disabled access worse. The…
Memory recollection AI project hopes to integrate into wider health, education, domestic and care settings
Researchers at the National Robotarium, hosted by Heriot-Watt University and the University of Edinburgh, are developing an artificial intelligence (AI) companion that will aid memory…
Over half of housing association tenants do not get the adaptations they need, report finds
A new report from Habinteg, Anchor Hanover and Foundations Independent Living Trust, the charitable arm of the national body for home improvement agencies (HIAs) and…
Patients with chronic illnesses able to self-manage their conditions with successful telehealth pilot
Credit: Tunstall Healthcare, myMobile on phone Tunstall Healthcare has been involved in a collaborative 12-week telehealth pilot project in Ireland to explore how remote technologies…