{"id":5058,"date":"2016-10-20T13:50:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-20T13:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wolverhamptonlabour.com\/?p=5058"},"modified":"2016-10-20T13:50:00","modified_gmt":"2016-10-20T13:50:00","slug":"new-telecare-support-packages-unveiled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wolverhamptonlabour.com\/news\/new-telecare-support-packages-unveiled\/","title":{"rendered":"New Telecare support packages unveiled"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>An enhanced package of home technology is now available in Wolverhampton to help vulnerable people remain independent for longer.<\/span><\/p>\n

The City of Wolverhampton Council\u2019s Telecare service supports people to live independently in their own homes by giving them a range of assistive technology, from emergency alarms and fall detectors to smoke and flood sensors and automated pill dispensers.<\/span><\/p>\n

The council aims to give 3,000 additional customers the chance to use Telecare over the next three years and has launched four new packages suitable for a range of budgets and requirements, priced from \u00a33 to \u00a39 per week or free for people in receipt of certain benefits.<\/span><\/p>\n

Should a Telecare alarm be activated, a message is sent to the council’s 24-hour control centre, where trained operators talk to the individual to establish the most appropriate response, be it contacting a family member, carer or doctor, the new mobile responder service provided by West Midlands Fire Service or the emergency services.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Councillor Sandra Samuels OBE, the City of Wolverhampton Council’s Cabinet Member for Adults, said: “Telecare is playing a vital role in helping people living more independently for longer and in providing peace of mind and reassurance to Telecare customers, their carers and of course family members, some of whom may live many miles away.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Telecare can also support people in the reablement process, helping ensure a timely discharge from hospital and help prevent the need for more intensive support and even residential care further down the line.<\/span><\/p>\n

“We want to substantially increase the number of people using Telecare in Wolverhampton over the next few years, and so have introduced a range of new packages which will meet a range of requirements and budgets.”<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>The Telecare packages are as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n