Telecare Outcomes in West Yorkshire

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Telecare Outcomesin West Yorkshire

• Leeds 29th January 2008

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West Yorkshire Telecare Group

• Bradford
• Calderdale
• Kirklees
• Leeds
• Wakefield

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Benefits of Group

• Help and support
• Sounding-board
• Share information about suppliers
• Share information about innovative products
• Share innovations around service re-design
• For future
• West Yorkshire purchasing group
• Expanding group to the North East

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West Yorkshire Telecare Services

• All now have Telecare Services in place
• All will continue after PTG finishes
• All know about one anothers services

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We have all

• Established excellent links with Fire Service,
  NHS, voluntary organisations and local
  stakeholders
• Done extensive training with potential referrers
• Used a variety of suppliers best solution
• Provided Telecare solutions around risks such as
• Fire
• Carbon Monoxide
• Wandering
• Floods
• Falls etc.

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Outcomes
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Bradford

• Began service in March 2007
• 167 Referrals
• 90 Telecare Installs

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Case Study

• Lady with Dementia
• Family and neighbour concerned about night-time
  wandering.
• Lady not aware thought she stayed in bed
• Installed Just Checking system
• Established clear picture of activity
• Working with Community Mental Health team to
  maintain her independence

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Calderdale

• Launched service in November 2006
• Around 200 Telecare solutions
• Telecare - Falls strategy
• Doing LTC pilot - Telehealth

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Case Study

• New Falls Strategy (POPPs)
• Falls Prevention Workers
• Install TeleMedCare Triax
• Technology in Falls Clinic

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Kirklees

• Service launched in late 2006
• 934 people supported to live independently
• 50 people with learning disabilities

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Case Study

• Elderly lady with Downs Syndrome
• Early signs of Dementia
• Receives domiciliary support
• Started wandering
• Installed Tunstall Property Exit Sensor
• Link to NKDSS who then can accompany her
• Can assess any deterioration

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Leeds

• Service launched in October 2006
• 1308 homes have had Telecare installations to
  date
• 1800 referrals including 1100 smoke detectors

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Case Study

• COPD Pilot with Leeds NHS Trust
• Tunstall Genesis Units installed
• Monitored by COPD nurse
• Agreement to support other LTCs

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Wakefield

• Service launched in Dec 2006
• Over 700 Telecare sensors installed to date
• Lot of work around Physical and Learning
  Disabilities

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Case Study

• Young woman with Cerebral Palsy and learning
  difficulties
• Difficulty swallowing only mashed food
• Risk gaining access to kitchen
• Installed Chubb Carer Alert and Care Sensor

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Any questions please contact

• Tanya Parker Bradford
• Sharon Jarvis Calderdale
• Lyndon Peasley Kirklees
• Jeanette Dowden Leeds
• Frances Thompson Wakefield