Brilliant whistle stop tour of what’s happening in UK #SocialCare from @vicrayner.bsky.social

- Huge demographic shifts
- Home first approach pushed by govt
- Growing role of #SmartHomes, #CareTech and #robots!
- Tighter and fairer employment laws protecting #CareWorkers
- Political uncertainty

Brilliant first day at UK @dementiacommunity.bsky.social congress #UKDC2025 sharing our story so far with #Hoppiness, listening to Mayor of Greater Manchester & people living with dementia talk about their experiences of tech

Up in Manchester for @dementiacommunity.bsky.social national congress

@andyburnham.bsky.social as keynote speaker

We are speaking about #Hoppiness and our co-produced beer at 3.10 in the Green Room!

Great co-design session at Bristol Robotics Lab today with a mix of frontline staff and unpaid carers / loved ones

Fantastic workshop on #Ageing Education hosted by @graceinvaders.bsky.social with guest speaker @lucypgeridoc.bsky.social readings about #GettingOlder and #Geriatric medicine. Excited for further innovation & collaboration via @stmonicatrust.bsky.social & @impactalliance.bsky.social !

We did it! Absolutely amazing turn out and level of engagement from @stmonicatrust.bsky.social residents, plus charities, startups, universities etc for our first #HealthyAgeing & #CareInnovation forum - massive thanks to all those involved! More insights and actions to come shortly (plus pro pics!)

Really excited for this! Our first #HealthyAgeing and #CareInnovation forum, hosted by @stmonicatrust.bsky.social

Last minute tickets (FREE) still available! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/innovation...

Great turnout for our #ReFramingAgeing workshop, co-hosted by @stmonicatrust.bsky.social @businesswest.bsky.social @sparck.io @bjss.com

Fascinating to look ahead to 2040 and imagine our lives, our homes, our society and how ageing might change for the better!

Looking for sites to plant hops at @stmonicatrust.bsky.social and it turns out we’ve already got some that date back 20+ years!

Who says innovation and tradition can’t go hand in hand?!

#Hoppiness #Beer #Dementia #Gardening #Care#SocialCare #CareInnovation @aliveactivities.bsky.social

Where’s Wally? Great pic from the @impactalliance.bsky.social launch, but clearly trying to squeeze too many of us in - and many many more who weren’t featured in this particular shot!!

Join us in making #loneliness a stranger in #Bristol #Bath #Somerset #WestOfEngland

Preventing #loneliness is particularly challenging, says @juliebarnett.bsky.social from @uniofbath.bsky.social, because it’s both a feeling (therefore subjective), but also potentially not present yet - so we must dig deeper to examine behaviours, root causes, social indicators and more

“Where in the jigsaw do you fit in?”

Great speech from @katejopling.bsky.social on tackling #loneliness and building friendliness into the heart of communities.

Launch of @impactalliance.bsky.social off to a fantastic start!

#Impact #Communities #SocialImpact #SocialInnovation

At @bristolbeacon.bsky.social yesterday for a run through before the official launch of the @impactalliance.bsky.social on Tuesday eve!

Excited to be part of this new movement for change and #SocialImpact across Bristol, Bath, Somerset and South Gloucestershire.

Great visit to Bristol #Robotics Laboratory yesterday to talk about #AssistiveTech #SociallyAssistiveRobots and #CareInnovation, using robots to aid with #dementia #mobility and more. Hope to share more soon!

Great meeting with @uniofbath.bsky.social and #InnovateUK earlier this week to discuss #KTPs and all things #Innovation in West of England + beyond.

#Dementia #Research #SocialCare #Care #Health #Healthcare #HealthyAgeing