This whitepaper outlines current technological advancements in the technology-enabled care (TEC) sector, supporting the transition from reactive alarm-based service models to more valuable and proactive approaches that help individuals live their lives to the fullest. It summarises the series of articles we published on the future of technology-enabled care:

1. A brief history of technology-enabled care in the UK
2. A snapshot of the care technology landscape in the UK
3. The changing data landscape of technology-enabled care
4. The changing communications landscape of technology-enabled care
5. Rethinking the role of monitoring in technology-enabled care
6. The future of TEC – Everything everywhere all at once?

Starting with a brief overview of TEC’s origins, the paper presents a landscape review of current technology providers. Then, it describes how the shift to using sensors, intelligent consumer technologies, data analytics and cloud-based services will support new hybrid and distributed care models.

The paper acknowledges the difficulties in collating data from disparate sources in the home, on the person and elsewhere into a single coherent, unified data model. It introduces the concept of a meta-platform capable of integrating everything from everywhere all at once! It concludes with a possible glimpse of the future, illustrating potential changes in how people are supported to live independently using technology.

This whitepaper will help inform service professionals of the background knowledge needed to reimagine how modern digital care technologies can be introduced to support people’s independence using the best combination of technology and people-based support. These technologies have vast potential, and their use will not just improve, but significantly enhance the support available to a range of individuals, from people with learning disabilities to older people.