Connected Living
Connected Living gives you and your loved ones peace of mind to help you stay safe, happy and living independently.
Useful and advice and guidance on how to keep living independently in your current family home.
Connected Living gives you and your loved ones peace of mind to help you stay safe, happy and living independently.
Pendant alarms are not only useful for people who live alone: they can be a real lifeline for carers as well, as the following case study shows.
Caring for an ageing relative is both challenging and rewarding. But when the relative - parent, aunt, uncle or grandparent - lives some distance away, the logistical problems can become complex.
By making use of telecare, individuals can proactively take steps towards living independently and in better health for much longer. The demand for personal alarms for the elderly is currently around 450,000. Accordingly to Berg Insight, this figure is expecting to increase to around 3.4 million by 2012.
Telecare services can provide help and support at times of great need without people having to leave the home or to travel to an unfamiliar place, which may enhance already difficult symptoms.
Considering how far the industry has progressed over recent years, when thinking about wearable technology it is entirely natural if your first thoughts lead to smartwatches and fitness trackers. Wearable technology, however, goes much further. For some, wearables are one of the only things that separate them from a life of dependency and instead provide a sense freedom and all-important security.
People with dementia face many challenges in their daily lives. The introduction of telecare services can keep people with dementia safe in their own homes and give their relatives and friends confidence in their ability to live independently for longer.
The number of older people living in the UK is set to increase dramatically over the next 20 years. This means there will be a greater number of older people living in their own homes and striving to be as independent as possible. With this in mind, technology that provides telecare services for older people needs to be as reliable and efficient as possible.