Equipment and technology
Different types of equipment, adaptations and technology
could help make your home safer, your life easier and provide
independence for the person you are looking after.
Equipment could be purchased
privately or you might be able to
get help with the cost through the
NHS or through assessments from
the local authority, if they consider
that the person you are looking
after needs such equipment.
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Minor adaptations (which means
adaptations up the the value of
£1,000) should be provided free of
charge through assessments from
the local authority, if they consider
that the person you are looking
after needs such adaptations.
Adaptations that cost more than
£1,000 could be paid for privately,
or you could see if the person you
are looking after can apply for a
disabled facilities grant.
Visit carersuk.org/equipment to find
out more.
Telecare and telehealth use
technology to help people to live
independently in their own homes
and give you, the carer, peace of
mind.
you look after has a problem and
needs assistance. It also includes
wearable technology that can
detect falls and locate a person if
they have wandered.
Telehealth is a way of monitoring a
person’s health remotely, through
equipment they have in their home.
It can monitor conditions such as
asthma, heart failure, diabetes,
chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD), stroke and
hypertension.
Visit carersuk.org/telecare to find
out more.
Everyday technology such as the
internet or your mobile phone can
take the stress out of a whole host
of tasks such as shopping and
coordinating care for the person
you look after and can help with
condition self management.
Find out more at
carersuk.org/
technology
Telecare consists of a range of
unobtrusive monitoring technology
such as sensors positioned
throughout the home which can
detect if there is a problem, such
as a gas leak or fire, or if the person
Looking after someone
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