Carmarthenshire Telecare featured on S4C

Carmarthenshire’s high-tech Telecare response service which helps people to live independently, is due to feature on an S4C home programme.
Telecare will be featured on Sioe’r Tŷ, a show which visits homes across Wales to show what people have done to their houses, along with design and DIY advice, and cleaning and money tips.
Telecare assessor Tracy Rees will be seen in a forthcoming episode discussing the various options open to people to help them live at home safely and securely.
Carmarthenshire County Council launched the service, which links in to Careline, in 2007.
Telecare assessors visit peoples’ homes and design a Telecare package to meet their individual needs. There are various types of discreet alarm sensors, from carbon monoxide detectors, flood detectors and door exit sensors, to sensors that can detect a fall.
Should any of the alarms be triggered, the council’s Careline operators can immediately respond by speaking to the client through a two-way monitor. They then assess the situation and respond appropriately by contacting a relative, the Telecare response team or if necessary the emergency services.
The service has gone from strength to strength, and currently there are over 1350 Telecare packages installed in Carmarthenshire homes.
Jeanette Munn, Telecare manager, said: “We were really pleased to be asked to contribute to this programme to illustrate the positive way in which Telecare can make a difference by enabling people to live safely in their own homes.”
Cllr Pat Jones, executive board member for health and social care, added: “Telecare is giving thousands of Carmarthenshire families security and piece of mind, and is enabling people to live at home amongst neighbours, family and friends.”
Sioe’r Tŷ is shown on Friday evenings on S4C. The episode featuring Telecare is due to air at 8.25pm on Friday, September 3.
For further information on Telecare, visit the council’s website www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk, or call 01267 234567.

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