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• county wide adult social care service
• 2 central staff + 6 home based practitioners
• non means tested
• eligibility via care act or prevention assessment
• for adults in their own home, including sheltered schemes
and housing with care – excluding residential care homes
referral pathway
• social care centre of expertise (SCCE)
0344 800 8020
• identified social care professional
(social worker / occupational therapist / assistant practitioner)
equipment available
• telecare – sensors linked to an external monitoring call centre
• stand alone – devices working in the immediate home
• global positioning systems (GPS) – location devices for use in the community
• home activity monitoring
telecare
• alternative manual triggers
• smoke / heat / extreme temperature / carbon monoxide
• worn falls detector
• bed / chair occupancy sensors
• bed epilepsy sensor
• door sensors & property exit sensors
stand alone
• activations to carers pager:
manual button / large switch / motion sensor /
door contacts / bed epilepsy monitor / enuresis monitor
• automated lighting
• video door intercom
• automated voice prompt (memo minder)
global positioning system (gps) location devices
Devices accessible via smart phone, online, or via call centre
items previously provided by service - now signposted for retail purchase or for special consideration
Mr Gohla's carer, Sarah , said the Buddi device was working very well for him.
'Before, he was nervous going out in cold, icy weather as we live in a rural area.
Now, he's getting on the bus to Halifax, 20 miles away. It has really opened up his world again and made him more active' http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2883479/Worried-frail-elderly-relatives-New-GPS-wristband-track-24-7-sends-alerts-fall.html#ixzz4ET4UAxnU
Residents at Mercy Place nursing home in Perth are now able to escape the facility using virtual goggles http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3355544/Elderly-people-given-virtual-reality-goggles-help-escape-nursing-homes-feel-like-travelling-world.html#ixzz4ETGRqTaS