About The Centre for Innovation in Home Healthcare

The Centre for Innovation in Home Healthcare is a partnership between Tunstall Healthcare and Doctors Safety Line and showcases the latest assistive technology, telecare and telehealth.

Based in Doctors Safety Line’s office in South Australia, The Centre for Innovation in Home Healthcare provides hands on education, training and demonstrations facility that allow visitors to try out the alarms and sensors for themselves.

The technology displayed in the Centre for Innovation in Home Healthcare aims to improve quality of life and provide independence and lifestyle for older people and those living with illness or disability.

How to use the Centre for Innovation in Home Healthcare

The Centre for Innovation in Home Healthcare provides working examples of the latest assistive technology available from Tunstall Healthcare. The technology is live, allowing visitors to activate alarms and personally experience the response. It also provides an opportunity to see and touch all of the technology and understand how it may be used in every day applications. The Centre for Innovation in Home Healthcare also features presentation facilities for showing telehealthcare presentations.

Alarms and sensors displayed:

• Tunstall T400
• Tunstall T4000
• Gem pendant
• Amie pendant
• Chair occupancy sensor
• Enuresis sensor
• Epilepsy bed mat
• Fall detector
• Gem wall mounted
• Wireless pullcord
• Flood detector
• Property exit sensor kit
• Wireless PIR (passive infrared)
• Pressure mat
• Bed occupancy sensor
• Pneumatic switch
• Smoke detector
• Temperature extremes sensor
• Natural gas detector
• Honeywell HomMed Genesis DM

What is Assistive Technology?

Assistive technology includes speciality care sensors, environmental sensors and personal alarms that allow people to maintain their independence in the home. Assistive technology aims to enhance the safety and quality of life for those living with disability, special needs or long term illness.

As well as providing the client with more independence, it offers carers and families peace of mind and the reassurance that their loved one will be able to get assistance if and when they need it.

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To book an appointment to visit the Centre for Innovation in Home Healthcare call 1300 760 333.