Assistive technology reduces the stress of palliative care

In light of this year's Palliative Care Week theme 'If only I knew…finding answers to questions that help us live and die the best we can', Tunstall Healthcare can provide solutions to help support family care commitments and work life balance.

Assistive technology is installed in the home and monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week to provide peace of mind and independence for people living with long term illness.

At a time when one's life is full of concern for their loved one, assistive technology such as personal alarms can reduce stress by providing a simple solution that allows carers to carry out their daily commitments.

A Tunstall personal alarm allows a person living with illness to easily activate an alarm call for assistance and speak hands free with their carer or a 24 hour response operator who will organise the help required.

So many carers report that having a personal alarm provides them with the ability to do the shopping or go to work with the peace of mind that in an emergency they will be contacted.

Tunstall provides a range of solutions to assist people with various conditions.

Property exit sensors detect someone leaving their room or premises; ideal for people living with dementia or other cognitive diseases.

Bed occupancy sensors detect someone getting in and out of bed, allowing carers to assist immediately.

Enuresis sensors detect wetness, allowing incontinence to be discretely monitored.

Each of the sensors provided by Tunstall can be monitored by Tunstall's 24 hour response centre or the carer directly.

In a press release on 27 May 2009 announcing government funding toward palliative care, the Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot commented that people receiving palliative care and their families are going through one of the most difficult times of their lives and services would not be available without teams of dedicated people delivering high quality care to patients.

Tunstall is committed to providing solutions to cater for people living with chronic conditions and support the needs of their carers.