1' SUFFOLK ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY TELECARE

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1. SUFFOLK ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY / TELECARE
        Report to the Local Area Agreement Board.
       20th April 2007.
   Louise Perkins.
Independence at Home Development Manager.
Lead for Assistive Technology / Telecare.
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Suffolk Assistive Technology / Telecare

• 1. The background of The LAC (2006) 5
  Preventative Technology Grant 2006/7-2007/8
• which awarded 1,122,513 to Suffolk County
  Council to develop Assistive Technology /
  Telecare. 
• Providing real potential for new models of care
  and support for people with disability in
  Suffolk. 
• 2. Agreement from LAA Partnership Board in
  November 2006
• The Vision for Suffolk-
•    Building on the existing Community Alarm
  Services for Suffolk.
•    To assist the 2,200 target group of people,
  over 65, in Suffolk to benefit from
• Assistive Technology. 
•   Whilst developing the infrastructure and
  services to support other groups
•      and to prepare for Telemedicine in the
  future.
•  To achieve a 24 / 7 human response across
  Suffolk.
• To create a sustainable service across Suffolk
•   To contribute to a cost effective support /
  care package in individual's homes. 

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• 3. Assistive Technology/Telecare Project Board
  established in February 2007.
• Representative of
• Family Carers
• The Borough / District Councils
• Health
• Adult and Community Services
• Housing Associations
• The Voluntary
• Public and Private Sectors
• Specialist providers
• In consultation with individuals

4. Assistive Technology / Telecare Strategy has
been submitted to the Board
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Suffolks Preventative Technology Grant
Assistive Technology / Telecare Budget Plan.
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6.2. Suggestions for the initial 9 Peripherals
for Assistive Technology / Telecare in Suffolk.

• Temperature extremes sensor.
• Smoke detector.
• Pressure mat.
• Falls Detector.
• Medication carousel / reminder.
• Locator device.
• Natural gas detector.
• Bogus caller alarm.
• Bed occupancy sensor.
• (Sensor light control not linked to alarm).

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6.1.Building on the existing Community Alarms.
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Pop. 101,500
Pop. 115,135
Pop. 115,000
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• Subgroups to the Project Board -
• Governance.
• Assessment / Eligibility Criteria.
• Charging
• Training and Awareness raising.
• Ethics.
• Assistive Technology / Telecare and people with
  dementia.
• 24/7 Human Response.
• Provider Services.
• Independent Living Centres.
• Non-Linked Peripherals.

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Assistive Technology / Telecare Suffolk
Preventative Technology Grant
Bid Proposal Form   Criteria for Assistive
Technology / Telecare Grant Suffolk County
Council.   The portion of the Grant, which is
available for The Purchase of / Grants for
assistive Technology / Equipment is 100,000 for
2006-8 and is targeted to -          The Grant
is available for individual projects that are not
linked to the - Grants to Service Providers
re Technology Grants for 24/7 Human
Responses.        The Grant will provide
Assistive Technology / Telecare to support
vulnerable individuals in the community.       
The applicant will be able to demonstrate the
application of Assistive Technology to named
individuals and provide statistics for Suffolk
ACS Performance Assessment Framework
Indicators.        The maximum grant will be
5,000        The Board recommends a 40/60
division between individual needs in housing
schemes (40) and individual needs in their own
homes (60).        The application may benefit
Family Carers.
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11. Expected Outcomes of the use of Assistive
Technology / Telecare in Suffolk -

• Support to individuals and Family Carers in the
  community.
• Facilitate the implementation of Assistive
  Technology / Telecare.
• To increase the capacity of the Community Alarm
  Services in Suffolk in order to provide a
  sustainable Second Generation Assistive
  Technology / Telecare Service.
• To achieve a 24/7 Human Response across Suffolk.
• To assist 2,200 people in Suffolk, over 65,
  through Second Generation Assistive Technology /
  Telecare.
• To support people with Long Term Conditions and
  disability to live in the community.
• Investigate the possibility of Joint
  Commissioning / funding.
• To give consideration to the future development
  of Third Generation / Telemedicine Services.
• To create a sustainable infrastructure of
  support and cost effective services to support
  individuals and Family Carers to live in the
  community.