Vulnerable residents in Lincolnshire could benefit from £1m enhanced technology pilot
Lincolnshire County Council is investing in a £1 million digital technology pilot to provide enhanced support to vulnerable residents and help them live independently for…
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…
Telehealth could prove to be a health and social care “game-changer”, Lincolnshire research finds
New research by the University of Lincoln, Lincolnshire County Council and Serco into how assistive technology could help people recovering from medical conditions live independently…
How everyday home tech has been helping to improve adult social care in Lincolnshire
Early findings from new research being conducted by the University of Lincoln, Lincolnshire County Council and Serco, indicates that the introduction of assistive technology at…
Lincolnshire partnership examines resident-focused assistive technology in social care
The University of Lincoln is working with Lincolnshire County Council and Serco to investigate how everyday, affordable technology could soon be adopted to bring real…
Failures in care home staff training lead to pensioner’s death who choked on a sandwich
Credit: Stamford Mercury A three-day inquest at the Cathedral Centre in Lincoln has found that a string of “inadequacies” at a Lincolnshire-based care home led…
Nine social care digitisation projects from UK councils receive additional funding from NHS
Announced by NHS Digital, nine councils have been awarded extra funding for their social care digitisation projects by NHS Digital and the Local Government Association.…