106 Do you know how many elderly people benefit from home care in Italy? About 3% / 10% / 15%. The word carer does not only refer to a job. It identifies both a paid helper or a family member who takes care of a child, or a sick, elderly, or disabled person. It is advisable for elderly people to have pensions paid directly into their bank account so as to avoid collecting them from a post office. ONLINE RESOURCES Why are enablement services important? assessment: valutazione enablement service: servizio di supporto all autosufficienza pension collecting: ritirare la pensione to spot: localizzare to trigger: far partire pendant IN-HOME CARE In-home care is a form of healthcare that can be provided to people who are not in a hospital, clinic, or nursing home. The aim of home care is to keep people living at home as long as possible by providing them with the support they need to remain independent. The type and level of support will depend on the needs of the individual. Falls detector Smoke detector Bed sensor Temperature extremes sensor Home care Home care services can provide support to anyone who has been assessed as in need of support within their own home. Professional home carers assist with a range of tasks to help people remain independent in their own homes, and also support family carers to maintain their precious role when providing regular assistance to friends, family, or neighbours. Depending on the assessment of the elderly person s needs, the tasks may include, for example: cleaning, gardening, ordering shopping, pension collecting , laundry, personal care of hair and teeth, food preparation, assistance with dressing and undressing, washing, or bathing. 212 ADuLTS AnD ELDERLy pEopLE pill dispenser Movement detector Flood detector Enablement services Enablement services provide people with the support needed in everyday tasks so that they can carry on living independently. This might mean learning new skills or re-learning ones lost because of an illness or disability. The skills taught by professional staff may include: teaching how to prepare a meal, washing and dressing, doing the laundry, or how to move safely in the house to avoid having a fall. Telecare Telecare is the term used for a service of remote care to elderly and physically less able people such as person-centred technology to support them, providing the care and reassurance needed to allow them to remain living in their own homes. Types of telecare equipment include portable alarms to wear on your wrist or round your neck, fixed alarms (such as pull cords in a bathroom), movement sensors, for example to detect if you ve fallen out of bed or trigger a check-up call if you haven t moved for a long time. Telecare has a preventive function in that a deterioration in the telecare user s wellbeing can be spotted at an early stage.