Tablets for seniors: Keep in touch with loved ones during Covid-19
This webinar took place on 26 January 2021
Technology has played a pivotal role in helping to keep us connected with love ones during Covid-19.
In this webinar, we heard from the makers of devices designed with older users in mind (KOMP and GrandPad) and from people who are distributing them in the community - as well as a care home.
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No Isolation: KOMP Device
Norwegian start-up No Isolation delivers technology solutions designed to help tackle loneliness and social isolation. Its KOMP screen was designed alongside older users.
It is specifically targetted at helping older people and their relatives keep in touch through a simple video-conferencing system, which can be remotely activated.
- KOMP website: www.noisolation.com/uk/komp/
- Download a brochure about the KOMP Pro
KOMP: Keeping people connected in the Western Isles of Scotland
We'll hear from the NHS Western Isles, which has been using KOMP to enable people living in remote areas of the Scottish Isles to live safely and independently in their own homes.
Sue Long, mPower Implementation lead will tell us how she and her team have used EU funding to buy devices and supplied iPad and KOMP devices to connect people remotely via video-conferencing.
GrandPad: A Tablet for Seniors
The GrandPad tablet is designed with seniors in mind. It includes features for connecting with loved ones.
The interface is simple and includes large buttons to make it simple for people to use to connect with people remotely. We'll hear from GrandPad in more detail about the features and where to buy one.
- TechSilver is the UK's supplier of the GrandPad.
- Find out more on GrandPad's own website.
Hill Care Homes
Hill Care Homes have introduced tablets into their care homes during Covid-19 in order to help their residents keep in touch with loves ones.
- Find out more about Hill Care Homes.
- Read about tablets within Hill Care Homes.
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