New Models of Care Supported by Assistive Technology

The social care system is under unsustainable pressure, facing considerable savings now totalling £4.6bn over last 5 years, a 31% real-terms reduction in local councils’ adult social care budgets.

1. High cost packages 

2. Learning Disability

3. Prevention and early intervention

4. Demand management

Assistive technology has the potential to make a huge difference to the way we deliver social care, enabling new approaches which improve outcomes and deliver efficiencies. However, there are clearly barriers to its mainstream use, and our work collating this toolkit revealed some key lessons learned from pioneers in embedding assistive technology into models of care

This toolkit has been co-authored by Linda Sanders, ADASS Technology lead and Ali Rogan, External Affairs Director, Tunstall Healthcare Group. 

We would like to thank the members who contributed to this toolkit:

Steve Tingle, Director Adult Services, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

Holly Gittings, Specialist Telecare Service Manager, Gloucestershire County Council

Mick Ward, Interim Chief Officer, Commissioning, Adult Social Care, Leeds City Council

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