Carers’ involvement in telecare provision by local councils for older people in England: Perspectives of council telecare managers and stakeholders

Carers’ involvement in telecare provision by local councils for older people in England: Perspectives of council telecare managers and stakeholders cover

This KCL research paper published in Ageing Society explores telecare manager and other ‘stakeholder’ perspectives on the nature, extent and impact of family and other unpaid/informal carers’ involvement in the provision of telecare equipment and services for older people.

Data used in the paper are derived from a larger study on telecare provision by local councils in England. The paper aims to add to the growing evidence about carers’ engagement with electronic assistive technology and telecare, and considers this in the context of typologies of professionals’ engagement with carers.