Liverpool City Council Telecare Pilot Trial

Project Summary

The Liverpool Telecare Pilot is part of an ICT partnership deal with Liverpool City Council and Liverpool Direct Limited to develop, trial and evaluate the use of technology to support the independent living of older people. The introduction of such 'Telecare' services is seen as key to enable the continued provision of care services within the community given the radically changing demographic landscape and the increasing costs associated with traditional care provision. The Pilot consists of the deployment of prototype Telecare technology based on non-invasive sensing technology to monitor activity levels and related events, such as the opening and closing of doors and windows, within an individual's home. This information is used to determine situations within the home which may be of cause for concern in relation to the well-being of the individual. In response to detected situations an automatic alert message is sent to the individual themselves, but a negative or lack of response escalates the situation to an alarm into the Social Service call centre operated by Liverpool Direct Limited.