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The role of telecare in meeting the care needs of older people: themes, debates and perspectives in the literature on ageing and technology
- Author:
- AKTIVE CONSORTIUM
- Publisher:
- Inventya Ltd
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- ix, 101
- Place of publication:
- Daresbury
This review of the literature provides a context for the AKTIVE project, which was established to explore how older people, particularly those susceptible to falls or who have cognitive impairments, may benefit from having access in and around their homes to various types of telecare technology. The review considers the social, economic and financial costs of falls and dementia, providing an overview of the demographic changes in the UK. It offers insights into telecare both from the sociology of technology and ageing and from a design-focused perspective. It also explores the policy context around telecare and some of the evidence base used in commissioning telecare, giving examples from local authorities and discussing the role of ‘personalisation’ as an additional driver behind the telecare agenda. In addition, the review considers the limits and barriers to the take-up and adoption of telecare, focusing on psycho-social barriers, impairment diversity, limited funding and poor design. (Edited publisher abstract)