Newcastle (UK) 6 months' free telecare for people over 85

Friday, 05 February 2010 07:59

In an attempt to increase the uptake of telecare, Newcastle City Council and Your Homes Newcastle have started a scheme to let people over 85 experience telecare free for six months. This follows the example of at least one other council (Tower Hamlets) and the call by Stephen Burke, Chief Executive of Counsel and Care, who made the case for free telecare in The Guardian in November.