South Tyneside-Telecare

What does it do?

Equipment is provided to support the individual in their home and tailored to meet their needs. It can be as simple as the basic community alarm service, able to respond in an emergency and provide regular contact by telephone. It can include detectors or monitors such as motion or falls and fire and gas that trigger a warning to a response centre staffed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. As well as responding to an immediate need, telecare can work in a preventative mode, with services programmed to monitor an individual's health or well-being. Often known as lifestyle monitoring, this can provide early warning of deterioration, prompting a response from family or professionals. The same technology can be used to provide safety and security through bogus caller and burglar alarms.
Another form of telecare often known as telehealth is designed to complement health care. It works by monitoring vital signs, such as blood pressure, and transmitting the data to a response centre or clinician's computer, where it is monitored against parameters set by the individual's clinician. Evidence that vital signs are outside of 'normal' parameters triggers a response.

Who it is for?

Telecare is a service that enables people, especially older and more vulnerable individuals, to live independently in their own home.

Where it is available?

Local service (South Tyneside).

What it costs:

Prices start from £4 per week.

How to access or apply for it:

Fill in a Telecare and community alarm application form online or you can also contact your care manager and ask to be assessed. Alternatively call us on 0191 455 5523 and we'll fill out a form for you over the telephone, or we can send a form to your home address.

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Info last updated:

11/05/2011
Provider
Town Hall & Civic Offices, Westoe Road, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE33 2RL