Personal Response Systems

Contents
Foreword



Introduction
I. Canada
Emergency Response Systems--The Canadian Perspective
Product Design and Social Implications in a Personal Response Program
II. Denmark
Services for the Danish Elderly: The Role of Technical Aids
General and Specific Aspects of Emergency Response Systems in Denmark
III. Germany
Structure, Aims, and Prospectives of PRS in Germany
IV. Israel
Emergency Response Systems in Israel
V. Japan
Recent Trends of ERS in Japan
VI. The Netherlands
Organizing and Financing PRS by a Health Insurance Fund
From Alarm Systems to Smart Houses
VII. New Zealand
Mid-Range Technology: A New-Zealand Perspective
VIII. Sweden
The Swedish Model of Social Alarm Systems for the Care of the Elderly
IX. Scotland
Community Alarm Systems in Scotland
X. Wales
Local Authority and Housing Association Perspectives on ERS in the United States
XI. England
Alarms and Telephones in Emergency Response--Research From the United Kingdom
Community Alarm Systems
XII. United States
Personal Response Systems in the United States
Public Financing for Personal Response Systems: A Federal Viewpoint
ERS as a Community Outreach Service From a Nursing Home
XIII. Summary and Discussion
Personal Response Services Present and Future
Reference Notes Included
Index

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