Dr Kate Hamblin has presented on AARP International the AKTIVE research project on Advancing Knowledge of Telecare for Independence and Vitality in later life.
AKTIVE aims to explore the potential of telecare to support older people diagnosed with dementia or susceptibility to falls and their carers (both paid and unpaid). The project is funded from June 2011 - May 2014 by the Technology Strategy Board and the ESRC. The project is directed by Professor Sue Yeandle and is being developed and delivered by four partners: CIRCLE, University of Leeds (Lead partner); the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing (University of Oxford); Tunstall Healthcare (UK) Ltd; and Inventya Solutions Ltd. These partners are working with the support of a wider AKTIVE consortium, comprising medical experts; experts in design, risk, disability and ergonomics; telecare commissioners in two local authorities; and a range of agencies representing and supporting older people, carers and care workers.
Kate Hamblin, PhD, currently works on the AKTIVE project (Advancing Knowledge of Telecare for Independence and Vitality in later life). She has previously explored employment policy for older workers in Europe; the reconciliation of employment and care for older people and the impact of art programmes on older peoples’ wellbeing.
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