Keeping people out of hospital and care homes:evaluate options.

(Kingsfund 2010 Though this is an elementary or basic level of the introduction of telecare , it points to the potential that telecare has in improving quality of life and ensuring that technology is used effectively to address aging as a social issue

Use of intelligent systems that have been designed to monitor changes in lifestyles and activity levels may facilitate detection of the state of health . Such detections systems are vital in providing data upon which early intervention strategies can be based with the key goal of preventing deterioration of health

. Recent literature show that the UK government believes that telecare could increase independence of elderly and their choice through helping them remain in their homes for longer This implies that carers are provided with more freedoms and time to engage in other human dimension of providing care and support . This is important considering that care for the elderly has over the years been plagued by a short fall of employees . Currently the elderly either have daily visits from care workers or have been limited number of carers (Kingsfund 2010 . The use of technology under telecare can help in addressing this gap by ensuring that each elderly individual has access to health and social care . Recent approaches to telecare seek to promote it as an avenue through which the elderly can feel supported rather than be left alone (Kingsfund 2010 . Use of assistive and home monitoring technologies is also characteristic of telecare

Advantages

Evidently , the use of telecare improves accessibility of the elderly and therefore reduces various risks that have been central to their hospitalization . Elderly people who live alone have for years had to deal with accidents and incidents at home without help . Bathroom accidents and slippery floors in homes have caused immeasurable physical and psychological pain for elderly...