New providers take over community equipment, wheelchair, and telecare services in Lincolnshire
Credit: Lincolnshire County Council Following the announcement last week that NRS Healthcare is in liquidation, Lincolnshire County Council and Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) have…
EXCLUSIVE: Telecare and wearables – What the future of caring for older people looks like
Lesley Barton, National Clinical and Training Manager at Bunzl & Atlas McNeil Healthcare Community Lesley Barton, National Clinical and Training Manager at Bunzl & Atlas…
HSCP receives recognition for the completion of its analogue to digital telecare transition project
The Digital Office for Scottish Local Government has awarded Inverclyde Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) the Platinum Digital Telecare Implementation Award in recognition of…
Case study: How TEC reconnected a mother and daughter and provided reassurance
Sharon and her mum, Monica When Sharon’s mum, Monica, lost her partner and began struggling with her health, Sharon found herself trying to care from…
EXCLUSIVE: TECquity – Inclusion in technology-enabled care
Dr. Matthew Ford, Research Analyst at the Social Care Institute for Excellence Dr. Matthew Ford, Research Analyst at the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE),…
Case study: Council’s assistive and smart tech service helps mother and daughter live independently at home
Maureen and Rosemary Monmouthshire County Council’s Assistive and Smart Technology Service, along with the Social Care and Health directorate, provides technological solutions to help people…
Home care service provider integrates assistive tech to provide preventative outcome-based care to clients
Premier Community, a provider of home care services across Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, has announced the integration of Access Technology Enabled Care (TEC) into its community…
Telecare alarm users to be better protected as government reaches agreement with telecoms industry
Telecoms Minister Chris Bryant The UK Government has reached a “landmark” agreement with the telecoms industry that is designed to better protect personal alarm users…
30 years of alarm call data delivers new early warning system about potential health concerns among elderly people
Taking Care, a UK personal alarm provider, has unveiled ActiveAlert, an assistive technology service that provides proactive alerts to family members about potential health concerns…
Improved data from telecare equipment could help predict and prevent falls, new research shows
Industry, university, and healthcare organisations are working together on a research project that shows how improved data analytics within telecare equipment could help with the…