A Home-Based System to support Delivery of Health and Social Care

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Author(s): Kenneth J. Turner (University of Stirling, UK)
Copyright: 2011
Pages: 15
Source title: Smart Healthcare Applications and Services: Developments and Practices
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Carsten Röcker (RWTH Aachen University, Germany)and Martina Ziefle (RWTH Aachen University, Germany)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-180-5.ch014

Keywords: Health Information Systems / Medical Information Science Reference / Medicine & Healthcare

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Abstract

The world-wide problem of an ageing population is introduced. This will require older people to be looked after for longer in their own homes. A brief overview is given of care delivery in the home, focusing on computer-based home care as a likely component of future solutions. The challenges faced by home care technology are discussed. It is explained how the Match project (Mobilising Advanced Technologies for Care at Home) is addressing these issues. The philosophy, architecture and approach of this project are discussed.

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