Legal, ethical and socio-economic aspects of community telecare

Legal, ethical and socio-economic factors in community telecare differ from those pertaining to telemedicine and are examined with reference to older persons' care. Issues discussed include equipment liability, service malpractice, technical and service standards, consent (including the Mental Capacity Act), research, trials, human factors, dependence, privacy, security, accessibility, quality, affordability, social inequalities and community factors.