Ethel

Could you, or someone you know, benefit from remote care support in the home?

Ethel Care could be for you. 

Ethel is a large screen tablet that sits in your home, designed to keep you connected to family, friends and carers through video calls. As a smart care hub, it’s a simple way to make your day to day life easier. 

What can Ethel do? 

The system can: 

• prompt you to take your medication 
• remind you of appointments 
• update you on activities and events 
• ask you to check in on how you are feeling with a wellness survey so carers can help you in the best way possible 
• call and message family, friends and carers instantly! 

As well as much more. 

Where does Ethel go? 

Ethel can sit anywhere in your home! You need to have Wi-Fi to use the system but, if you don’t, there are some circumstances in which this can be provided for you. Ask your social care practitioner for more information. 

Why use Ethel? 

Ethel creates an individualised way of supporting you to stay safe and independent at home. Both professional support and family and friends can link in to the system ensuring that the right amount of support is provided throughout the day. 

Add-ons to the system are customised to you. Ethel can be designed in a very simple way or it can have different modules added depending on your individual needs. It gives you flexibility to manage and change your support when needed.

Hear from Debbie who uses an Ethel: 

Who can have an Ethel? 

If you have long term care and support needs, you can have an assessment by a social care practitioner. View more information on getting an assessment, or come to the Independent Living Centre on a Wednesday where our helpful team will be more than happy to assess what Assistive Technology could help you to stay independent in your own home. 

If you are eligible for a package of support within the Care Act, your worker will talk to you about how that support can provided. Ethel may be an appropriate part of that package of support. 

Peyton, a senior support worker, and Rio, her client, share more about how an Ethel works and how it could support you to live independently. 

Last updated: 11/12/2024 14:07