Assistive technology

The aim of the Assistive Technology Service is to ensure the residents of North Yorkshire are provided with a high quality, mainstreamed, innovative service that uses technology, monitoring and support to: • Enable people to live healthier, independent lives for longer • Enabling people to live in their own homes for longer • Reduce demand on social care services • Reduce demand on health services • Prevent or delay unnecessary hospital or care home admissions • Facilitate early hospital discharges • Enable market innovation • Provides solutions that complement our existing services • Services that support our strength based assessment processes • Deliver services that provide value for money for the customer and the County Council • Assistive Technology solutions that changes lives, that enhances and compliments personal contact • Improved access to Assistive Technology services