Smart assistive lamps reduce falls in care home by 84 percent
An AI-powered lamp has reduced the number of falls in a care home in Cumbria by 84 percent, with a 28-fold increase in response time…
Progress Lifeline wins major telecare contact life to introduce innovative tech in Lancashire
Telecare service provider Progress Lifeline has been selected as the preferred provider for the delivery of Lancashire County Council’s technology-enabled care (TEC) service, following a…
Mobility equipment loaned by the NHS or Kent County Council can now be recycled
People in east Kent can return mobility equipment they no longer need at dedicated drop-off points in Ashford, Canterbury, and Margate, so it can…
Council’s telecare service to expand the number of residents it supports in Leeds
A major four-year project to upgrade equipment providing emergency telecare alarms and support to people in Leeds has now been completed, and the service is…
Housing provider and tenants work together to adapt and develop helpful tech
Two tenants from a Scottish housing provider have taken on vital ambassador roles in a pioneering technology project aimed at enhancing digital care within the…
Telecare service provider plans digital upgrade to implement new tech for users
Carecall, a 24-hour telemonitoring and falls response service for older and vulnerable people, based in Stockport, is digitalising its services to get ready for the…
Health and social care partnership awarded for progress in analogue to digital telecare transition
Digital Telecare for Scottish Local Government has confirmed that South Ayrshire Health & Social Care Partnership (HSCP) has been awarded the Bronze Digital Telecare Implementation…
£2m programme looks at how assistive tech can enable care at home and in the community
The Health Foundation has selected 10 teams to be part of its £2 million innovation programme that will explore how assistive technology can enable new…
Telecare service provider goes live with digital alarm response centre platform
Lancashire-based personal alarm and telecare service provider Progress Lifeline has prepared for the analogue switch-off of all UK telephony networks, which will be completed in…
Community equipment service will make it easier for prescribers to track product orders
Derbyshire County Council and NHS Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board have re-awarded Medequip the contract to provide the Integrated Community Equipment Service (ICES) for…