West Lothian Council and its partners are developing housing-based alternatives to traditional residential care, using multi-skilled staff teams and new "smart" technologies. There are two elements: 1) new build Housing with Care developments and 2) Smart Support at Home in the wider community. There is a broad range of technologies being used in the project. The Council has developed the idea of a "core" package of technology which all service users access. The core is different in the Smart Support at Home service from the Housing with Care because of the nature of the accommodation.    This core package is a basic home safety and security package which all users are able to benefit from. Individual assessments then identify the range of additional technology a service user will access.  The initially identified project finish date was March 2002, however the new build development aspect is now due to complete in March 2003.