promoting the use of technology enabled care emma lewis and sam armour
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Promoting the use of technology enabled care
Emma Lewis and Sam Armour
Smart Supports Team
• Smart Supports are a team based in East Ayrshire, which was set up in October 2013.
• The team is comprised of 5 team members, with two people having an AHP background.
• Smart Supports can allow a person to stay in their own home and feel safe.
A basic package
• Community Alarm• Pendant
• Smoke detector
• 24 hour call / response service
However there is so much more……..
• Environmental sensors
• Medication dispensers
• Chair/bed occupancy sensors
• Fall detectors
However there is so much more……..• Door/property exit sensors
• X10 lamp controllers
• Epilepsy seizure mats
• Epilepsy bracelets
And even more……..
BuddiBuddi harnesses the latest in satellite
navigation technology to pinpoint a wearer’s location, and a mobile phone network to communicate between the
Buddi and a 24/7 emergency monitoring centre. Registered
contacts, such as family members, friends or neighbours, are then
alerted automatically via landline or mobile phone.
Just Checking
Movement sensors in the home generate a chart of daily living
activity, which can be viewed online by family members, professionals etc.
Just Checking gives an up- to-the-minute picture as a person gets on
with their daily life, all without being intrusive or depriving them of their
privacy.
Case Study – Mrs H
What we did...
•Installed Just Checking to monitor routines/activity within the home. To see if there was evidence of the perceived risks.
• Issued Mrs H with a Buddi to trace where she was going during the day. With a view to establishing safe zone once her normal routine was understood.
2.30pm
3.30pm – 6.00pm
7.00pm
What we did...
Case Study – Mrs H
Care Costs Smart Supports£0
£5,000
£10,000
£15,000
£20,000
£25,000
Cost for 1 year
£24,
000
Thinking differently about falls
• Incident reports from Risk Management carers• Calling to offer increased telecare packages.• Reducing increased complications for people lying for
long periods of time. • Non hip fractures £397 per day
• Hip fractures £498 per day
Living it Up
Living It Up is an online resource aimed at helping adults and older people to live a healthier lifestyle.
Helps you discover what you are
good at, and has information about volunteering
opportunities.
Has information about what’s available for you locally.
Helps you to access new technology and use different
apps and websites.
Helps you to get the know-how to stay well and live a healthy
life.
If you would like to register for Living It Up, please visit https://portal.livingitup.org.uk/
For any further information or assistance with registering, please contact the
East Ayrshire Smart Supports Team on 01563 503371 or email [email protected]
Community digital hub
So what is the next step?
• Ambulance service.• Having access to acute meetings to look at quicker
access to telecare. • Qualitative evaluation feedback.• Continuing to spread the word of thinking differently.
Social Work Offices9 Balmoral Road
KILMARNOCKKA3 1HL
01563 503371smartsupports@east-
ayrshire.gov.uk