Faster Horses Henry ford once said, “If I asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses”. He then made motorcars for the mass market. You may also have heard about Bertha Benz’s 1886 horseless carriage trip to visit her mother (and scaring the life out of nearby villagers). Not more horses or [...]
One of the main talking points at the COP26 is that bold new climate commitments are required. Global emissions could exceed the internationally agreed 1.5 degrees of global warming stated in the Paris Agreement. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said the IPCC Working Group 1 Report was “a code red for humanity”. To prevent this, [...]
In a new article by Deepak, he discusses telehealth for the elderly. "The reasons why we go the extra mile and add the extra oomph for our mostly 80+ year old users is because there is still a distinct lack of products and (telehealth) platforms that are made with the elderly (very senior if you [...]
Meet our CEO, Deepak Samson. During his time with the NHS, Deepak often heard carers “crying out for support and tools” to meet the demands of patients visits while tackling the issues of staff shortage. He saw a solution in utilising technology to help support staff care for the increasing number of patients, Ethel was born. [...]
Deepak discusses the rising need for social care, there were 1.4 million requests for social care were made for older people, out of which only 401,000 (29%) received formal short-term or long-term care. That begs to question, whatever happened to the 71% or 999,000? LinkedIn
The UK’s age structure is changing. By 2050 it is projected 1 in 4 people will be over 65 . Our ageing population is struggling with loneliness, with half a million older people going 5 or 6 days without speaking to anyone at all. There are 1.4 million chronically lonely older people in England which [...]
John Compton, Ethelcare's Strategic Advisor sets out three key elements to progressing the quality of care, but begins with asking and listening to the response to the question "what would make your life better?" TSA - The Voice of Technology Enabled Care
It has been a year since Boris Johnson addressed the UK. Since then, there have been 2.72 million deaths worldwide. Last week we have had Marie Curie's Day of Reflection where we remembered the lives lost to Coronavirus. We constantly talk about what the 'new normal' is going to look like, but the new normal [...]
Dorset Council has teamed up with social day care providers to issue a range of digital devices to thirty residents to enable them to take part in virtual one-to-one sessions with carers and to attend online day centre activities. Joan, using an Ethel, said "What I'm really looking forward to is having a video call [...]
Rebecca discusses the sustainability of the Adult Care Sector. She discusses the ageing population, social isolation and the social care funding gap. Can technology enabled care help relieve the pressure of the ageing population and help the NHS reduce their carbon footprint? LinkedIn
