East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s assistive technology team are inviting people to come and see a fully operational telecare suite.
The drop-in session will be held on Tuesday 22 November at Applegarth Court extra care scheme, Applegarth Lane in Bridlington between 10am and 3pm.
The term telecare is used to describe a range of alarms and sensors in the home to enable independent living, linked to a 24/7 call centre.
The telecare devices being demonstrated can help people to live independently in their own home for as long as possible by managing the risk to their personal safety.
This is achieved by the use of telecare technology that sends a signal to the East Riding lifeline control centre should there be an emergency and an urgent response is needed from either a family member or the response team.
The Lifeline control centre operates 24 hours a day, giving complete reassurance to both services users and their families.
Other equipment on show at the event will be the Lifeline response unit which is plugged into a telephone socket, enabling two-way communication with operators, and a range of other equipment to support people to live independently, such as flood detectors, fall detectors, medication reminders and property exit sensors.
There will also be the chance to see a range of telehealth equipment which can be used to remotely monitor trends in patients’ vital signs, such as blood pressure, weight and oxygen.
This allows doctors and nurses to monitor trends in patient readings and to support people to become better at recognising changes in their own conditions.
Councillor Richard Harrap, portfolio holder for adult and carers services at East Riding of Yorkshire Council, said: “This gives people the opportunity of seeing first hand the potential benefits that can come from this new technology.”
Lianne Therkelson, assistive technology project manager at East Riding of Yorkshire Council, said: “All members of the public are welcome to come and see how the equipment works. No appointment is necessary as it is a drop-in session.
“Our helpful staff will be on hand to talk to people about their individual circumstances and how the devices could help either yourself or a loved one manage in their own home now or prepare for the future.”
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