Telecare Aware has moved – see below

Another newspaper letter (see previous entry). Does the lack of appropriate home care (including telecare) amount to negligence?

Older people’s concerns re reduction in services.

A collection of teleheath articles.

Guardian Society article describes the well established telecare project in Norfolk. Wide ranging and informative article for the general reader.

New product range offers increased protection for residents and buildings, reducing the risk of burglary and anti-social behaviour.

This article is about a watch-sized GPS device for convicted drunken drivers. The privacy debate is relevant to telecare.

Nice publicity for local home improvement programme

The theory is simple: buy your own house or flat, designed specifically for later years, within a development that has age restrictions on ownership (usually about 60), with all support taken care of, from leaky taps and shopping to personal care, as needed. It’s a stage up from classic sheltered housing, which typically provides a warden and little else.

Brief summary of Home Telehealth’s Newham project.

IBM is offering free assistive software downloads as part of its continuing efforts to promote products aimed at aging baby boomers and people with disabilities.