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Dawn Thornber Telecare Co-ordinator at Contour Homes has become one of a handful of professionals to complete a new City and Guilds course in Assistive Technology.
Dawn who is part of Contour’s sheltered housing team is leading on a Telecare Support Project which is helping to radically change the way in which Contour and its local authority partners deliver technology to its customers.
Dawn said: ”This course was particularly useful for my work on the Telecare Support Project. It was very powerful and underpinned my own passion about the value of telecare support services and the important role it can play in making a positive change to people’s lives.
The course modules included researching definitions, evaluation individual needs, telecare, telecare medicine and two specific modules that Dawn selected were using assistive technology and sources of funding.
Dawn said: “Contour’s sheltered team is committed to continuously developing its personnel, services and the resources that provide them. I would urge any colleague working in this field to access this course if possible and the ultimate beneficiary will be your residents.”
If you would like more information on the course, please go to this website.
