A Conflicted View of Telehomecare after a 20 Year Journey

Telehomecare systems have been in existence, in one form or another, for at least a decade. At the outset, the concept seemed to promise both a solution to controlling rising healthcare costs and a means of delivering the improved care which would enable the elderly to stay in their own homes for longer but although it received enthusiastic support from governments and care professionals, as well as the commercial sector, adoption within a given community has not yet been achieved, and overall success has been limited at best.This book addresses the question of why, despite the investment of so much time, money and effort, telehomecare is