Assisted Living

Drivers, Markets and Strategies

In association with Digital Communication KTN

It is estimated between 2020 and 2030 the over 60s population in the UK will exceed 20 million. Currently there are already more people over the age of 60, than there are less than 18. However the need for lifestyle and healthcare support applies across all age groups.

In March we held an Assisted Living networking day that illustrated the telecare and telehealth solutions that are already available to support older and vulnerable people to live an independent lifestyle, and how these solutions have helped to reduce the demands on social and healthcare resources.

DMU partnered with the Digital Communication KTN to organise a seminar to address the key issues of telecare and telehealth – or assistive living, including:

• What are assistive living solutions?
• The communications infrastructure for delivering assistive living solutions
• Interoperability
• The market for assistive living solutions

The seminar presented how an integrated approach to these technologies and houses of the future, ‘Smart Homes’, support assisted living, energy management and other modern digital services delivered into the home.

AGENDA AND PRESENTATIONS:

Chair: Professor Philip Moore (Director of Research, De Montfort University) and Dr Eric Goodyer (Principal Lecturer, De Montfort University)

• Welcome and Introduction  

Professor Philip Moore, De Montfort University

• What are Assisted Living Solutions?  

Kevin Doughty, University of York

• A Strategy for Delivering Affordable Assistive Living Solutions  

Martyn Gilbert, OpenHub Ltd

• Policy Progress on Implementing Assistive Living Solutions  

Mike Clark, Department of Health

• The Market for Assistive Living Solutions  

Anoop Singh, HoIP CIC

• Update on the National Assistive Living Innovation Platform  

David Calder, Healthtech and Medicines KTN

• None of this Happens without Interoperability!  

Stephen Pattenden, TAHI