Network operator Openreach (BT) has kicked off their first UK pilot to test the effectiveness of a targeted approach for ...

The government-supported awareness campaign targeting telecare users launched across various media outlets at the start of June, encompassing TV, radio, newspapers, and social media channels.

Audit Scotland is clear that similar financial problems are facing every council in Scotland, noting that they have “never faced such a challenging situation”. Kenneth Lawrie, chief executive of ...

Falkirk Council has been told it must be more 'transparent' about the efforts it is making to transform its services in a bid ...

The council's cabinet will meet on 11 June to discuss the proposal to start charging from 1 October. A report drawn up for the meeting said the introduction of the charges would "help to secure ...

What our community alarm and technology enabled care service is Our community alarms and technology enabled care services support vulnerable people and their carers to help them live safely in their ...

Residents with telecare devices and "signal blackspots" are being urged to contact their landline provider ahead of the analogue network being shut down. North Shropshire MP Helen Morgan has ...

Around two million vulnerable individuals across the UK who rely on life-saving telecare alarms are being called upon to contact their landline providers. This plea comes as the country prepares for a ...

Ann, 90, from Stockport shared her experience of the switchover after becoming reliant on a telecare device following a fall last year. She said: “It’s left me feeling more reassured and ...

Getting rid of all of those will inform us to get better. It’s all about building trust.” On the question of whether Scotland can afford this shift, Crooks argues that we can’t afford not to. DHI has ...

Bield is the first housing association in Scotland to adopt the Shared ARC in Scotland platform, leveraging digital solutions to improve services for the country’s increasingly older population.

ONE of Scotland’s leading housing and care providers is the first in Scotland to join the Shared Alarm Receiving Centre (ARC) in Scotland to better support independent living for older people ...