Response: Social worker sits on panic alarm

As the author of that post, perhaps I should justify my lack of knowledge of every piece of equipment that could possibly be provided!

Yes, I work with older adults but I work in a specialist mental health team based out of a psychiatric hospital - I have not and do not carry out community care assessments where most of the initial needs would be identified but for the most part am engaged with a longer term therapeutic role for which people are referred to me from social services. Of course, as usually happens, when there is a change of circumstance or perhaps a deterioration of mental state, that is when I would make the relevant referral for assistive technology.

I am not sure the point you are exactly trying to make about me or the authority that I work for - that because, I personally, as one specialist social worker, am not aware of every single piece of equipment that might possibly be available that somehow that is a cause for worry? That's why we have a specialist telecare officer who is available to assess for us and advise in particular situations about what is the most suitable equipment to install.

I was, in fact, trying to present a positive piece about how different pieces of equipment have affected those with whom I have and do work but clearly it wasn't quite positive enough.