Pioneering care technology uses residents’ TV screens to keep in touch

Residents of an extra care scheme for older people in Tyne & Wear are among the first to trial a unique tool that allows personalised messages to be targeted through their televisions. Housing 21, a leading provider of housing and care services and digital media specialists i-Spy Digital have installed the exciting Care Messenger solution onto TVs in a number of apartments at Winton Court in Winlaton. The idea is that personal messages from healthcare professionals, carers or family members - such as appointment reminders, activity announcements and medication prompts – can be sent via