Re: Smart House / Telecare

["Jonathan Shaw" <semi.jon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, Chris Hunter <cjhunter@...> wrote:
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> 'noticed an item in the 'paper just now about Telecare ... eg:
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> http://www.kent.gov.uk/SocialCare/health-and-wellbeing/telecare/
> equipment.htm
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> (several links there, for more detail)
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> 'must say, seems very ambitious ... and no mention that I noticed
of
> intelligence etc ... so it's difficult to believe it won't end in
> tears ...
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> 'anyone seen more detail ???
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> 'could be some useful pointers & lessons learnt, maybe, to help us
> all do it better ... maybe !
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Saw a lecture by Hienz Wolff a few years ago on this topic.  Research
showed that elderly people took better care of themselves if talked
to via video phone as they knew they couldn't pretend they were
eating properly taking care of appearance if seen.
There were some intereing privacy issues.  Why send data to a 3rd
poarty about your toilet use if it is "normal".  Only send the
data
if it becomes an indicator of a problem e.g. manyvisits through the
night when usually only 1.
I think the Idratek system has all the elements to be able to offer
this kind of intelligence ... one of the reasons I thought is so good
I had to have some!

Jon