Residents living in Sutton continue to receive vital social care support thanks to innovative technology.
The trial scheme involved Sutton Council, Sutton Housing Partnership and IoT Solutions Group coming together to deploy 150 in-home sensors to help further enhance the Council’s social care support to its residents.
The sensors are designed to deliver real-time insight into how active an individual is in their own home. Any changes to this, for example a lack of activity, then sends an alert to the carer or family member resulting in a responder service being sent to offer the individual support.
Careium, formally known as Doro Care, the Council’s telecare provider dedicated to helping older people live independently at home, worked behind the scenes to ensure that the alerts were successfully received and monitored out of hours and over the weekends.
These innovative sensors have already provided early benefits, and are continually used by Independent Living Officers (ILOs) who are trialling this preventative and early intervention model to respond to residents to ensure they get the support they need.
