Consideration was given to a report providing information on the Worcestershire Telecare Strategy and outlining the implications for Bromsgrove District Council’s Life Line Service. Members who had visited the demonstration flat at Mendip House, Redditch had been impressed with the assisted technology facilities available and which enabled people to continue to live independently. The report also highlighted that technology could never be a substitute for human contact, which Members agreed was vitally important.
RESOLVED that the Worcestershire Countywide Strategy for Telecare 2007-2011 as set out in Appendix 1 be adopted.