Personal alarms and telecare for elderly and vulnerable people, are available during the coronavirus pandemic, in both Ireland and the UK. In Ireland, the Seniors Alert Scheme also continues to operate, with government grant applications […]
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Use of stents, cardiac pacemakers and other electronic medical aids with telecare [Reader’s question]
Reader’s question | Can you tell me if the monitored alarm button has any affect on stents fitted? The alarm is needed following cardiac problems Short answer | Always check this with your chosen […]
Monitored Pendant Alarm | Reader Discount Code
Our Sponsor, TASK Community Care is offering a special 20% discount* off the cost of their monitored alarm systems to readers of Telecare.ie during March 2019. This fantastic offer includes their sought after digital […]
Telecare.ie – Readers’ Questions
Since Telecare.ie added our first post in June 2016, we’ve received many great questions and comments from you, our readers, through the online feedback form and also as comments to posts. It’s not always […]
Belfast Over 50 Expo | Event
The 50 Plus Expo (formerly The Over 50’s Show) is Ireland’s only dedicated national consumer event for older people. Launched in 1999, the event is now run all over Ireland and will be visiting Belfast […]
Seniors Alert Scheme – Countrywide ‘Information Meetings’ Announced
Changes to the Seniors Alert Scheme, will be outlined at a series of events due to take place across Ireland. The ‘information meetings’ being run by Pobal, will take place during November & December. You can register to attend the […]
New Seniors Alert Scheme (2017) – What we know so far…
Following today’s announcement of the new Seniors Alert Scheme by Minister for Rural & Community Development, Michael Ring TD, here’s a roundup of changes to the existing scheme so far announced. The new […]
New Seniors Alert Scheme launched today
The Minister for Rural & Community Development, Michael Ring TD, today (19 October) launched the new Seniors Alert Scheme in Summerhill, Co. Meath. The Department of Rural and Community Development has allocated €2.3 million for […]
Upcoming Telehealthcare Events (UK)
Occupational Therapists, Community Nurses, Hospital Discharge Teams or anyone working in the HSE or Community Sector with an interest in finding out more about current healthcare technologies, could be well served by attending one of UK […]
Pobal calls for personal alarm applications under the Seniors Alert Scheme
Pobal is calling on community groups around the country to avail of supports for personal alarms for the elderly under the Seniors Alert Scheme (SAS). The move follows recent criticism of Pobal’s €800,000 underspend in the scheme’s 2016 […]
Telecare devices: what’s available?
Many telecare devices can connect to the same ‘base-unit‘ meaning most can be easily added to an existing pendant alarm system. However, because there are many different types of telecare devices available, it can sometimes be difficult to remember […]
Seniors Alert Scheme funding: visualised 2006 – 2016
*Seniors Alert Scheme 2010 funding amount (€3.1 million) is the allocated amount for that year. The actual expenditure is unconfirmed. Seniors Alert Scheme funding – data in tabular format: Year Amount (millions) 2006 € […]
5 Lifeline Alarms For Your Elderly Parent (…pendant alarm buttons NOT included)
If you’re concerned about an elderly parent or family member’s ability to live safely at home, you may already have considered buying them a pendant alarm. Many people start thinking about emergency lifeline buttons after […]
6 Ways Telecare Can Help Carers
#1 Reduces Fear – Pendant alarms and telecare can reduce the fear that the person you care for could suffer a fall and be left lying alone when you are not there. With telecare […]
Pendant Alarms – 5 Questions Before You Buy
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 […]
Irish Pendant Alarm Monitoring Costs – Best in Europe?
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 […]
Now Available: Review of Scheme of Community Supports for Older People (CSOP)
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 […]
Ireland’s first home call-out service for pendant alarms?
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 […]
Why Choose a Monitored Carbon Monoxide (CO) Detector?
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 […]
Termination of Ireland’s Seniors Alert Scheme
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. […]