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| Practical solutions for the integration of community alarms, assistive technologies and telecare | | Author(s) | Kevin Doughty, Gareth Williams |
| Journal title | Quality in Ageing - Policy, practice and research, vol 2, no 1, April 2001 |
| Pages | pp 31-47 |
| Keywords | Alarm systems ; Technology ; Information technology ; Assistive technology ; Safety devices. |
| Annotation | The use of telecare with appropriate domiciliary care packages may provide the means to manage many of the risks associated with the increasing number of older people who wish to continue to live independently in their own homes. Those who become especially frail or disabled can retain their independence and quality of life if their homes are made "smart". This paper discusses the range of services that are available, or under development, for the prototype "MIDAS" (Modular Intelligent Domiciliary Alarm System) telecare system, which enable traditional community alarm, telecare and assistive technologies to be used in an integrated and intelligent fashion. A range of services that allows autonomous operation within the home (and hence increase the perceived independence of a client by decreasing the reliance on a response centre operator) known as "HAMISH" (Home Automation - Midas in Smart Housing) may be used. It offers a wider range of cost-effective services of relevance to both the individual, and to society, in different types of home environment including dispersed housing and new sheltered housing schemes. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-010510205 A |
| Classmark | OV: Y9: UVB: M: OT |
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