I’ve written here before about former Tomorrow’s World editor Michael Blakstad and his plan to use media to improve the treatment of people with dementia living in care homes.
We are a long way from care homes having a decent connection. From talking to us every day on facetime my aged aunt has ended up in a room with hardly any connection. The home didn't know how to boost the signal and to be fair they have a lot of work helping with other things and just don't know enough about wifi or the limitations of a poor connection. One of the projects we were involved with is Kraydel, and that does it through a smart TV with a very simple remote. If every care home room had that facility I could guarantee that less medication would be needed. I am sure most homes are operating on a standard fttc connection, which may be ok for a single user but is absolutely useless for multiple users, expecially if tvs are involved with high demands for video. Digital Britain, now in the second decade of this superfarce where customers think fibre comes down a phone line! I am glad you have found a civil servant who cares Rory. Keep up the good work.
We are a long way from care homes having a decent connection. From talking to us every day on facetime my aged aunt has ended up in a room with hardly any connection. The home didn't know how to boost the signal and to be fair they have a lot of work helping with other things and just don't know enough about wifi or the limitations of a poor connection. One of the projects we were involved with is Kraydel, and that does it through a smart TV with a very simple remote. If every care home room had that facility I could guarantee that less medication would be needed. I am sure most homes are operating on a standard fttc connection, which may be ok for a single user but is absolutely useless for multiple users, expecially if tvs are involved with high demands for video. Digital Britain, now in the second decade of this superfarce where customers think fibre comes down a phone line! I am glad you have found a civil servant who cares Rory. Keep up the good work.