Projects
This is a searchable directory of the projects that were supported under the Healthy Ageing Challenge. You can explore projects by keyword, Healthy Ageing theme, region and workstream.
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MiiCare
An at home device, like Alexa or Google, using AI and therapeutic health care plans to help tailor-make treatment, manage and prevent the onset of diabetes.
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Music in Mind Remote (Digital delivery of music activities to people living with dementia)
Music in Mind Remote (MIMR): Digital delivery of music activities to help people living with dementia express themselves and communicate with others, improving daily life and enabling new connections to be made.
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MyoSock: Dynamic muscle function monitoring
As people age, loss and structural changes in skeletal muscle tissue and function occurs with muscle wasting starting as early as the fourth decade. Healthy muscle is essential not only for mobility, but also for cognitive function, metabolism, risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Axoband, developed by Axomics, is an electromyogram – electrodes for muscle activity measurement embedded into wearable bands.
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MySense: Connected care solution with predictive insight
Home based preventative health product supporting the older population to remain in their homes independently and reducing the need for clinical intervention and helping to change outcomes before health deteriorates.
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New model of self-care in medicines management
An innovative and non-invasive incontinence monitor that remotely detects an episode and prompts a well-managed care response across the care system.
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Non-invasive digital Alzheimer's test
The NeuroMotor PenTM(NMP) is a patented platform technology that combines sensor technologies with decision support software. The interface enables users to non-invasively record and analyse parameters of minute limb and hand motion during drawing and writing movements. The overall project goal is to optimise and validate NMP for screening of dementia symptoms and differentiating between mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s/dementias.
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Nurolight bright light therapy to promote good sleep
Nurolight for age friendly homes builds upon novel research into the effects of bright light therapy (BLT) on people living with dementia and their carers coupled with advancements in domestic smart lighting, sensing technology and machine learning.
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PhysioMedics™ | PhysioWizard® (Technology, tools and services to improve MSK condition management)
Talk2Health Project: Providing an easy-to-use humanised digital assessment and triaging/self-management solution for those living with MSK conditions to reduce pain, maintain mobility and encourage physical activity in an ageing and technology challenged demographic.
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PhysioWizard
PhysioWizard: A digital self-assessment tool and software triage platform for people experiencing muscle or joint (MSK) problems, providing tailored advice and guidance to patients on how to self-manage their conditions.
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Platform to ensure older adults get the care, products and services they need
Integrated Human-Centred Care Access for Older People: Creating the Care Access (CA) Platform to facilitate exchanges between older adults and organisations so that they get the care, products and services they need.
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POSE AR & HeroRehab (Improving preventative care, functional fitness and mobility)
HeroRehab: An accessible and affordable at-home digital service, utilising live-body tracking, to improve preventative care, functional fitness and mobility of people as they age. Accurately reporting data to clinicians/physios.
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PPP Taking Care Ltd
MOVE MORE LIVE MORE: Using a high-tech intervention to reduce the risk of falls and improve wellbeing for over 65s and deliver behaivour change techniques to create new habits of regular activity.
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Precision medicine in the home for real-time zero-effort monitoring of health
Digital health technologies using measurements of urinary biomarkers of disease are available for self-administered home testing. Here they can help spot early signs of conditions like cancer, diabetes and heart disease. But they can be daunting to use, especially for older adults. This project develops a zero-effort home platform for testing and explores both technical and non-technical barriers to adoption.
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Providing support for people living with cognitive issues, their carers, and families
Providing support for people living with cognitive issues, their carers, and families through a community-based resource centre offering adult learning and social engagement along with preventative health and therapy when they need it, day or night.
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Reinventing the future of homecare
Developing a solution to the care crisis – an alternative model using a concept known as self-managing wellbeing support teams. Building a complete operating system needed for a network of self-managing teams to support people in later life to thrive at home.
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Remote incontinence care innovation
Designed for Independence – a new model of (self)-care in medicines management among older people designed to be accessible by vulnerable populations is urban and rural areas, using assistive technology.
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Revolutionising access to preventive healthcare for hard-to-reach patients
Increasing public participation in preventive healthcare and reducing health inequalities by combining, behavioural science, accessible invitations and NHS integrations.
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Revolutionising Lymphoedema Treatment: Developing a novel wearable MedTech device
Lymphoedema (LE) is a debilitating and incurable disease that causes excessive swelling, with huge lifelong physical, psychological, and socioeconomic consequences. Lack of access to sustainable and cost-effective treatment results in their medical needs being neglected and disease progression. LymphMotion changes all this by providing LE patients with a more cost-effective and accessible device. It is the world’s first portable, lightweight, compression jacket, that will revolutionise the way lymphoedema is managed.
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Self-care service covering health, welbeing, safety and independence
A comprehensive and scalable all-in-one platform that provides carers with the information they need to deliver more effective and efficient care, whilst encouraging self-care. It promotes health, wellbeing, safety and independence to support people throughout their ageing journey.
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Self-management support training for carers of older adults with osteoarthritis
Knee and hip osteoarthritis (OA) causes joint pain that affects 1 in 2 adults aged over 60 years, with nearly 7 in 10 OA sufferers having more than one medical condition, resulting in complex health needs.
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Sitekit: Improving the efficiency of health and care systems
ProjectCare: Disrupting the social care industry with a platform to consumer model that gives individuals choice and control over who cares for them and what tasks they do.