Assistive technology company Alcove, who has been helping older and disabled adults in housing schemes across the UK remain safe for the last three years using its IoT-based digital care ecosystem, has reported that it is the only company of its kind in the UK to have built a care ‘skill’ on Amazon’s Alexa devices…
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L&Q wins CQC award with Alcove
L&Q has upgraded its telecare services using remote monitoring technologies from Alcove, replacing its previous Tunstall devices, and has now been upgraded from ‘needs improvement’ to ‘outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) across four supported living schemes. One ‘outstanding’ scheme is now fitted with over 50 devices including movement, heat, light and eating sensors,…
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L&Q spends £168,000 on digital inclusion
L&Q plans to help 750 of its tenants across 18 London boroughs to get online through the launch of a three-year, volunteer-led digital inclusion programme costing around £168,000. The programme will help L&Q tenants with little or no experience of computers to become proficient and get online with 3,000 one-to-one learning sessions. L&Q’s partner, Digital…
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GIS in housing with Cadcorp
Cadcorp sponsored two recent GIS and mapping events in London and Manchester, with speakers from L&Q, Greenfields Community Housing, Wakefield & District Housing and Emapsite. Graham Naggs from L&Q explained how GIS can be easily funded on the back of the cost savings made in negotiating grounds maintenance contracts alone, but he also pointed out…
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£53,000 DI project from L&Q
L&Q has launched a year-long digital inclusion programme for 150 of its residents. L&Q’s ‘Digital 400’ (D400) programme is being funded by a £53,000 grant from the L&Q Foundation and will be delivered with training provider Silver Training. D400 will initially offer 150 residents without computer skills bespoke IT training as well as free equipment…
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L&Q boosts performance with CorVu
London & Quadrant Housing Trust went live in January 2009 with CorVu’s performance management system for its key performance indicators (KPIs). L&Q, which manages 60,000 homes in London and South East England, had previously been using Excel spreadsheets for its various reporting requirements using data from its self-built Arena housing management system. Grant Killick, assistant…
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