Telecare
Telecare is a service that enables people, especially older and vulnerable people, to live independently in their own home. It is a way of enabling them to call for assistance, at any time of the day or night. Depending on the equipment installed, it may also be able to summon help automatically when sensors in the home are triggered by unusual behaviour patterns, or lack of them.
Key to any telecare system is a response centre whose trained staff respond to all calls.