The Potential of Assisted Living Technologies for Older People at Home: creating a knowledge base for businesses developing technology for dementia & falls
- Funded by the Assisted Living Innovation Platform: Technology Strategy Board and ESRC May 2011- April 2014
- Research team at CIRCLE: Sue Yeandle (PI), Chrissy Buse, Gary Fry
- Administrator: Rebecca Wilding
This project will be developed and delivered by a consortium comprising four partners.
- CIRCLE (Lead partner)
- Oxford Institute of Ageing (Oxford University)
- Tunstall Healthcare (UK) Ltd
- Inventya Solutions Ltd
The partners will also work with consortium members across twelve other organisations comprising of ...
- medical experts
- experts on design, risk, disability and ergonomics
- telecare commissioners in two local authorities
- and a range of agencies representing and supporting older people, carers and care workers.
The study will involve ...
- extensive mapping of state-of-the-art knowledge in the field
- analysis of telecare monitoring data in two local authorities
- a new methodology - 'everyday life analysis' - designed to explore how telecare installations impact on older people and their caring networks in a sample of households studied over time
- expert investigation and analysis of prospective risk for patients with falls and dementia diagnoses
- and extensive dissemination and development activity to refine telecare products to meet client needs, identify effective routes to market for telecare solutions, and engage with bodies which support and advise carers and care workers working with older people in the identified groups.
An interactive website will be in place in summer 2011, and a range of publications and reports will be launched during the lifetime of the project.