In this week’s news roundup the NHS marks it’s 70th birthday, and across the world twelve boys in Thailand have been trapped in a cave, and could be for several months to come! Happy Birthday NHS The National Health Service (NHS) turned Read More
A Telecare Alarm System for the winter
The days are getting shorter and the cold weather is beginning to strike…..Winter is on the horizon. This can be an intimidating time of the year for the elderly but we believe that our Telecare Alarm System can be of help. With Read More
Care home prices hiked: costs thousands
Citizens Advice have found that care home prices rose on average £900 during 2015/16. It seems thousands of elderly people are facing hiked prices to the fees that they pay. Over 400 care homes in England were included in their study. The study Read More
Fit elderly people just as likely to fall
According to analysis, it’s not enough to be a fit elderly person to avoid falls. You can read more about the study on Science 2.0. The analysis looked at how many hours older people exercised and how well they could balance in Read More
Introducing: The Onyx Jewelry Pendant
Meet the world’s best looking personal alarm: the Onyx Jewelry Pendant. This jewel pendant is stylish and discreet and comes with an attractive chrome 21″ snake chain with magnetic clasp. The onyx pendant is an alternative to the standard red and white button. Read More
Telecare Services: keeping you independent
In a world of NHS overcrowding and closing care homes, older people are choosing to remain in their own homes. This can be a difficult choice, especially for those living alone, but our Telecare services are often advised by NHS staff to solve this problem. Read More
Telecare systems let elderly stay at home
What our Telecare systems do: At Telecare Choice we provide telecare systems that allow the elderly, frail and disabled to continue living in their home. Often when someone is frail, have just come out of hospital, or live alone when elderly they find themselves either; Read More
Reduce falls with yoga for elderly people
Yoga for elderly people Research has found that yoga for elderly people, above the age of 60, could possibly help prevent falls. Yoga was linked to slight improvement to balance and some improvement to mobility. The researchers analysed six trials, with a Read More
Medical alert systems: our top choices
Medical alert systems So first things first, what are medical alert systems? We often use different names for our alarms at Telecare Choice including: fall alarms, pendant alarms, telecare alarms, personal alarms or medical alert systems. All of these refer to the same Read More
Telecare online: purchasing and referrals
Telecare online ordering At Telecare Online we offer two very simple pricing plans to choose from; the yearly plan and the monthly plan. At £124 per year, the yearly plan is the best value in the long term. But if you’d rather choose Read More