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Mainstreaming telecare
Author(s)Marian Preece
Journal titleWorking with Older People, vol 9, no 2, June 2005
Pagespp 26-29
Sourcehttp://www.pavpub.com
KeywordsAssistive technology ; Information technology ; Housing [elderly] ; Projects ; Newcastle-under-Lyme.
AnnotationTelecare is the remote monitoring and delivery of care and support services through information and communication technology (ICT), using sensor systems capable of detecting and/or interpreting changes to a service user's health or environment. This article reports the findings of a telecare (assistive technology) project in Staffordshire run in partnership with Aspire Housing in Newcastle Under Lyme and the Tunstall Group, and which has had a most beneficial impact on the shape and delivery of care and support packages to older people. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-050714209 A
ClassmarkM: UVB: KE: 3E: 8STH

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