When choosing a pendant alarm or telecare system, most people simply want an emergency button that’s reliable. One that will call for help when they can’t reach a telephone. Quality & reliability should always be your top considerations. But how […]
Here are this week’s most interesting stories from around the globe, on health, well-being and positive ageing. …All carefully selected for readers of Telecare.ie 😉 Enjoy! Aging Is Associated With Better Mental Health – Like good […]
Following on from my last post on the “Review of the Scheme of Community Supports for Older People (CSOP) 2010” it’s worth drawing attention to a statement on page thirty of that report: “This evaluation of […]
The full final “Review of the Scheme of Community Supports for Older People” (CSOP) 2009/2010 has just been added to the ‘Telecare Resources‘ section of our website. The review resulted in the replacement of the CSOP […]
Editor’s note: This post relates to 24/7 monitored (telecare) bed exit alarms, i.e. those which send an alert to a 24 hour monitoring centre when activated by a fall People who fall at home can […]
A mobile response service for socially monitored/pendant alarms is now operating in Ireland. Home Response and Assistance Ltd’s 24 hour call-out service, provides trained staff to respond to ‘non-medical’ emergency alarm activations, when family or carers may not […]
As most of us are now aware, having a Carbon Monoxide (CO) detector in your home is extremely important. However not so many people are aware that Monitored Carbon Monoxide (CO) detectors give a number of advantages over […]
BREAKING NEWS: Ireland’s Seniors Alert Scheme (SAS) which provides government grant funding for alarms to elderly people across Ireland is to cease operating in its current form in less than thirty days, according to government agency, Pobal. […]
Note: You can access a full page downloadable copy of this ‘Seniors Alert Scheme Funding Infographic’ by clicking this link.
We hope you have enjoyed your 10-Part Mini Series highlighting some hidden costs of telecare and pendant alarm systems. You can also have a watch of the animated video we’ve created as a reminder. If you find […]
A one-day conference is taking place on 22nd June 2016 in the Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin entitled Medical Ethics, Consent, Capacity & End Of Life Care. It will examine the law relating to caring for vulnerable adults, […]
We are excited to finally get up and running 🙂 To welcome readers of Telecare.ie we are starting off with a 10-part mini series on the “Hidden Costs of Telecare“. Although the hidden costs we’ve included […]