Who can benefit?

Telecare can:

• Enable an older person to remain living at home
• Ease the challenges of daily living
• Improve the sense of security and self confidence
• Relieve pressure on carers
• Support  people suffering from long-term chronic conditions
• Be increased as new problems arise
• Improve efficiency within a communal living environment

People benefiting from telecare include:

• Patients recovering from illness
• Individuals with long-term conditions
• Allergy sufferers
• Individuals with physical disabilities
• Individuals with learning difficulties
• Individuals with sensory impairments
• People at risk of domestic violence
• Victims / potential victims of crime
• People who care for others
• Lone workers
• People with dementia
  

User Quotes:

'My husband used to forget he'd left the taps on in the bathroom.  A flood detector was fitted so I'm alerted now if the taps are left on.  This system has really helped us'.

'having the pill dispenser enables my Mother to be prompted to take her medication on a regular basis and it has taken some pressure off me'.

'Her biggest desire was to stay in her own home and her biggest fear was  being taken from it. The technology together with the support staff enabled her to return home again from hospital'.