Bield Telecare Pilot Leads to 75% Reduction in Ambulance Calls

How?

• A proactive telecare pilot by Bield Housing and Care has revealed astonishing results about the impact of proactive intervention for older adults

• Implemented by Bield Housing and Care digital alarm monitoring service – Bield Response 24

• Proactive telecare – regular outgoing calls to individual’s homes to maintain and improve their health and anticipate and prevent crises

Why?

• Through regular communication and intervention support – there is a decrease in action required across the board – alarm use, physical response, family response and emergency services response

Lesson Learnt

Digital telecare solutions can take the form of digital alarm monitoring systems / services n support, whether that is through calls, monitoring trends or helping to create connections within the local community, has worked incredibly well and is vital to help reduce the pressures on public services”

Tech tick

• Digital telecare solutions can take the form of digital alarm monitoring systems / services

• Combines traditional reactive alarm functionality with proactive digital monitoring of the activities of daily living to support preventative and sustainable care delivery in the home

• Enables local authorities, social care providers as well as care organisations and homes to help their service-users meet independent living goals at a lower cost than other care alternatives

  Brought to you by Bield Housing & Care (TECH* Signatory Organisation)

  Developing housing and services to enable Scotland’s older people to live the life they want

  Brand promise – ‘Free to be’ – firm belief that older people should have the freedom to make their own choices and live as independently as possible