Technology accessed directly through Customer Contact
Some really effective gadgets can be accessed directly from our Customer Contact service.
These include:
- Automatic medication dispenser – to help to ensure medication is taken regularly and safely
- Orientation clock – to support you to know the day, time and whether it is morning, afternoon, evening or night
- Big picture telephone – to allow easy communication with people important to you
- Magiplug (for bath/sink) – to prevent the flooding of sinks or bath if taps are not turned off in a timely manner
- Keysafe – to allow people trusted by you to have access to your home
Items which need to be linked to the community alarm system or carers pager:
- Fall detector – a fall detector which you wear
- Environmental package - this consists of smoke detector, carbon monoxide detector, temperature sensor and flood sensor within your home
- Heat sensor – to detect any extremes of temperature within your home
- Bogus caller alert – to give extra security if you are concerned about people calling at your home unannounced