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Ada is an 85-year-old widow who lives alone in a remote, deteriorating cottage in Scotland. While Ada feels independent and does not want to leave, her family is concerned for her health and safety since she fell, as she would have better access to support services if she moved. Social services has proposed assistive technology to help Ada stay safely in her home, but she refuses as she believes it would make her feel less independent.
Adao 1updated
- 1. ADA’S STORY
- 2. Ada speaks for herself...
- 3. Introducing Ada Ada is an 85 year old widow, who lives alone in a 200 year old 2- bedroomed cottage in a small village in the Scottish Highlands. She has lived in the cottage for many years, and as she is unable to take on much maintenance work, it is becoming cold, damp and draughty.
- 4. Introducing Ada Although isolated from her family and many facilities (e.g. the nearest hospital is 30 miles away), Ada does not feel this is a problem. She describes herself as ‘fit as a fiddle’; and proudly notes that she has never had to be admitted into hospital in her life.
- 5. After she fell at home, however, Ada’s family have become very concerned about her health, and are urging her to move into supported housing in Airdrie. They feel that, at her age, she should be able to access support more easily; and that she seems to be a lot frailer since her husband died last year. Ada’s Family
- 6. As she has been very resistant to leaving her home, Ada’s daughter has asked Social Services to visit her to look at ways to make her safer there. Ada, however, has stated that she does not want them to provide her with any equipment. She believes that the introduction of technology would make her feel that she has lost her independence. Assistive Technology?