Look Homeward.

The UK is very much involved in sheltered and supported housing services. It follows a social (rather than a medical care) model of home care. Our 3 expert panelists are Pam Mills, Project Officer with the People at Home and In Touch program, Durham, England; Ian Retson, Project Manager, Leicestershire Care Online, Leicestershire, England; and Dr. Simon Brownsell, Research Fellow, Barnsley Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, Barnsley, England.

• Pam Mills describes experiences with a community alarm service developed by the Durham County Council’s People at Home and in Touch project, for use in Durham County, in northeast England. 
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• Ian Reston provides details (with cases of much interest, as well) on his work connecting the elderly in Leicestershire, England, to the Internet for social, health, and other services in the Leicestershire CareOnline project.
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• Simon Brownsell describes his research findings on understanding the needs of older people so that telecare services can be well targeted—an extremely important view on using telecare (not just installing telecare devices) correctly and effectively with the elderly.
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