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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
social services, if they consider that
the person you are looking after
needs such equipment.

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Adaptations can be paid for
privately, or you could see if you
or the person you are looking after
can apply for a disabled facilities
grant.
Visit carersuk.org/equipment to
read our online information.
Telecare and telehealth use
technology to help people to live
independently in their own homes
and give you, the carer, peace of
mind:

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 read
our online information.
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
co-ordinating 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
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.

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