This development must lead to a discussion of the home as a hospital ward from time to time, and the demands it places on facilities management and security. So far the prospects of telecare services and ‘Smart homes’ has been very little discussed in parallel, although in many aspects they share the same technological base.
The principal interest of the housing companies is to find a role in accordance with their mainstream business, and at the same time co-operate with other municipal actors directly in charge of offering assistance and service. ere has been only limited study and research into the complex interaction between technology, home-based social service and the housing company.
The purpose here is to develop an understanding of the requirements placed on both the housing company and the CP when a tenant is to be subjected to minor and more extensive care at home, or suffers from an illness or an impairment which requires special equipment or technical adjustment in the home. A model to interpret this situation has been developed in this thesis.
Key words: facilities management, elderly, cognitive impairment