What is Telecare?
Telecare is equipment for the home that promotes a person’s independence and safety and helps to give them a better quality of life by increasing their confidence. It can minimise the need for formal care and prolong the length of time a person can live independently in their own home.
It can be installed on a short term basis e.g. to assist with early discharges from hospital, or on a long term basis to help people live at home for as long as possible.
What does it do?
Most pieces of Telecare equipment have a sensor that is remotely connected to the base unit and works by sending a radio wave signal. If a sensor detects a potential accident e.g. a fall, it alerts the community alarm provider (usually Careline) or carer.
Types of home equipment linked to a community alarm provider include:
- bed sensor
- fall detector
- chair sensor
- pressure mat sensor
- epilepsy sensor
- flood detector
- smoke detector
- ambient temperature sensor
- property exit sensor
- medication dispenser
- voice activation unit
Types of home equipment that can link to a carer in the same property include:
- bed sensor
- fall detector
- movement sensor
- chair sensor
- pressure mat sensor
- door sensor
- epilepsy sensor
- voice activation to call button
Other types of Telecare include:
- Myhomehelper – communication device
- Memrabel reminder clock
- Memo minder – message prompter
- Monitoring systems (provided for a period of assessment)
- Buddi GPS locator
- GPS SOS button
Requesting an assessment
If you would like to arrange an assessment by the Telecare service, please contact the Telecare team between 8:45am and 5:00pm, Monday to Friday on 01204 337815 or email telecare@bolton.gov.uk.