What does it do?Equipment is provided to support the individual in their home and tailored to meet their needs. It can be as simple as the basic community alarm service, able to respond in an emergency and provide regular contact by telephone. it can include detectors or monitors such as motion or falls and fire and gas that trigger a warning to a response centre staffed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. As well as responding to an immediate need, telecare can work in a preventative mode, with services programmed to monitor an individual's health or well-being. Often known as lifestyle monitoring, this can provide early warning of deterioration, prompting a response from family or professionals. The same technology can be used to provide safety and security through bogus caller and burglar alarms.
Another form of telecare often known as telehealth is designed to complement health care. It works by monitoring vital signs, such as blood pressure, and transmitting the data to a response centre or clinician's computer, where it is monitored against parameters set by the individual's clinician. Evidence that vital signs are outside of 'normal' parameters triggers a response. |
Who it is for: Telecare is a service that enables people, especially older and more vulnerable individuals, to live independently in their own home. | Where it is available: Local service covering: Croydon (Greater London). | What it costs: For information about costs please contact us on:
If you live in Kent call: 01795 418999
If you live in Sussex call: 01424 776640 | How to access or apply for it: For further information please call us but note that there are separate numbers depending on whether you live in Kent or Sussex.
If you live in Kent call: 01795 418999
If you live in Sussex call: 01424 776640 | What to expect then: We will first arrange an appointment with you by telephone and then our Community Lifeline Officer will visit at the agreed time and help you to decide what meets your needs. | Classification(s): Care, Independent living, Safety & security, Carelines & Community Alarms, Telecare, Carelines & Community Alarms | Info last updated: 10/05/2011. |
| About the service provider: | | Contact info: | Casa Lifeline Kent: Grosvenor House, 125 High Street, Croydon, Kent, CR0 9XP. (view on map) Telephone: 0845 0727625 http://www.casasupport.org.uk | | Parent organisation: | Telecare Services Association | | Who are they? | Was the Association of Social Alarms Providers (ASAP) is the representative body for the commercial telecare industry within the UK. |
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