TECHNOLOGY IN CARE
there are cases where independent living is not or is no longer possible, but through the kind of care technology that is now available, people choosing (and able) to live independently can be supported to ensure that they remain safe and not isolated.
Mobile telecare is an ideal solution to the scenario that we now find ourselves in. Enabling VIPs to keep living in their own homes for longer and relieving some of the stress on hospital wards: firstly by identifying and dealing with care issues before they become problems; and secondly by allowing people to be discharged sooner, thanks to telecare technology providing a ‘cloak of care’ around the individual, connecting them with multiple care providers simultaneously. Mobile telecare solutions, such as the ones Oysta provide, expand that cloak of care even further, as the person can be cared for not just in the home, but out in the community as well. In fact, wherever they are – in the garden or out walking for example – a mobile telecare solution will be able to connect with that person to ensure that they are OK and to locate them should assistance be required.
Using satellite or mobile phone technology, mobile telecare solutions can locate a vulnerable person who is at risk of getting lost or going missing. Utilising an array of easy to use devices: watches, pendants and keyrings, for example, the location information of the person being cared for can be
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seen on a computer, tablet or smart phone. As with the Oysta telecare solutions, many devices have a panic button and two- way communication.
Giving people the choice to live the life they choose is a core value for us at Oysta. Receiving a diagnosis of dementia should not mean that independence or freedom of choice is automatically at an end. As part of an over-arching care package, I believe that telecare technology could provide that vital element that is currently missing at the moment. Unobtrusively monitoring people living in their own homes via sensors and mobile technology, care technology has the means to identify safety and wellbeing issues early on, to enable that vital early intervention. Giving the comfort and security for the individual that being in familiar surroundings provides, the deployment of telecare technology as part of a package of care, provides expert care teams with the live information, alerts and two-way communication needed to provide the relevant care quickly.
The future of care is one that is tailored for the specific needs and wishes of the individual and, as new social services strategies are being hammered out, the time for care technology and mobile telecare to be included in that thinking is now.
www.oystatechnology.co.uk https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/01/22/soaring-numbers-dementia-patients-admitted-hospital-emergencies/ - 23 -
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