Live Independently with Telecare

The focus on Telecare as part of Digital Health and Social Care this week has been boosted by a special animated film produced by Cree Studios at Newton Stewart Activity and Resource Centre (ARC) for people who have learning, physical disabilities and illness or hearing or visual impairment.
The film explains how a Telehealthcare Assessor will visit a person’s home to have a relaxed conversation about what sort of help might be needed. The Telehealthcare Assessor then delivers and fits a range of equipment specifically designed to meet that individual’s requirements.
Telecare provides a constantly manned service running 24-hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, using the telephone