Industry and university team up to help prevent falls through advanced predictive system
Experts from Aston University and global telecare provider Legrand Care are working together to rethink how to deliver at home-monitoring to prevent falls and other…
New partnership will explore how journeys can be improved for people with sight loss
A new partnership between the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) and the Motability Foundation will explore innovative ways of making journeys better for…
Report urges action to ensure disabled people benefit from automated transport
New research from the Transport Research Foundation (the parent company to TRL) and the Research Institute for Disabled Consumers (RiDC) has raised concerns that disabled people could be left…
Monthly report provides insightful data on telecare first-time call failures
Appello, a UK telecare monitoring centre, has announced the launch of a monthly report revealing exclusive data on first-time call failures (FTCFs) in telecare across…
Community-based improvements including adapting homes deliver the highest return on investment
Centre for Ageing Better Images - Pictures Peter Kindersley Better targeting of existing money spent on prevention could deliver an extra £11 billion annual return…
24 percent of people working in care left their jobs in 2023/24
International recruitment drove improvements in the adult social care workforce in the year to March 2024, but the sector faces ongoing domestic recruitment and retention…
Report reveals more than one in four older people have some unmet need for social care
A new report by Age UK finds older people are often struggling due to insufficient access to high-quality NHS treatment, as well as social care,…
Assistive pen which can read Braille could improve literacy among visually impaired people
A sensory pen which can transform Braille into English text has been developed by experts at the University of Bristol. The handheld assistive device, which…
Removing serious fall hazards from older people’s homes would save NHS £330m a year
New analysis from Building Research Establishment (BRE) for the Centre for Ageing Better shows that removing the most serious fall hazards in homes lived in…
Cost to adapt a home could cost almost £27k, new price comparison shows
Cost comparisons by Habinteg Housing Association of grab rail, stairlift, and wetroom adaptations show that people living in an M4(1) visitable dwelling who may need…