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

Panel 1, ‘What works for you now, and what could you imagine would be helpful,’ is in full flow. Lived experience cutting through the noise as always. The room could not be better for everyone to settle in and really listen. #UKDC2025

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

Wonderful words from our incredible mentor 💚⚡️

Day 2 of the Care Innovation Challenge weekend has been a great experience💚⚡️

With the Care Innovation Challenge Weekend 2025 just around the corner, here's a message from previous winner, Sean Davey (@keepstone.uk) as he tells us what to expect from the weekend 💚 ⚡ A massive thanks to our mentors, partners and friends! #Challenge #Innovation #SocialCare

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 indeed have a joyful, collaborative time w @lucypgeridoc.bsky.social Whats our direction? Bringing humanity back to medicine through enquiry into what matters most 💕 How do we get there? Harnessing the potential of our ageing population by involving older people and caregivers as teachers 🍎

We've taken the next exciting step in the #HoppinessProject and got hops in the ground at Cote Lane and Sandford Station. 🌱 ☀️ The countdown is on for our first harvest in September! Read more about the Hoppiness Project here 👉 www.stmonicatrust.or...#HoppinessProject

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...

Do you research, innovate or work with people living with #dementia? Are you free Thursday 27th March? Join us in Bristol for our first #HealthyAgeing and #Care Innovation forum, hosted by @stmonicatrust.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/innovation... #socialcare #health #medtech #innovation

We're looking for #100GoodIdeas and we want to hear from you! This week, we’re talking about health. 🏃‍♀️ How can we support people to live the healthiest lives possible and prevent age-related illness whilst continuing to respect individual choices? 👉 www.stmonicatrust.org.uk/100goodideas

We've had some great ideas submitted in our search for #100GoodIdeas! This week, we’re thinking about happiness. ☀️ Hobbies and interests often change overtime; how might we support people to explore new activities and enjoy rich, fulfilling lives? 👉 www.stmonicatrust.org.uk/100goodideas

Do you have ideas on how we can support more people to live happy, healthy, and independent lives as they grow older? Whether it’s cutting-edge research, technology, or simple everyday solutions, your idea could change lives. Share your idea with us here 👉 www.stmonicatrust.org.uk/100goodideas

🌟 Reframing Ageing: Designing Our Futures A great turnout for yesterday’s #ReframingAgeing workshop we co-hosted with @businesswest.bsky.social, @sparck.io, @bjss.com and CVS South Gloucestershire. Thought-provoking discussions and innovative ideas helped us reimagine what it means to grow older.

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!

💡 100 Years. 100 Good Ideas. 💡 As we celebrate a century of the St Monica Trust, we're looking to the future – and we need your help! We’re gathering #100GoodIdeas to help us support even more people in the future. Find out more and submit your idea here ⬇️

For those interested in #HealthyAgeing and #CareInnovation we hope you’ll join us in Bristol on March 27th for our first Innovation forum: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/innovation... Open to #researchers, practitioners and #startups alike in #SocialCare #Care #CareTech #MedTech #Health #Wellbeing #VCSE

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

Inspiring visit to @stmonicatrust.bsky.social retirement village and #dementia specialist care home in #Sandford #Somerset today, right by @thatcherscider.bsky.social! Great location for a walk on the strawberry line and for #CareInnovation - watch this space! #Care #SocialCare #HealthyAgeing

Planning a small conference / innovation forum on #HealthyAgeing & #CareInnovation in Bristol, UK in March at one of our retirement villages. Who would be interested in attending? What content would you like to see? #Gerontology #GeroSky #Dementia #SocialCare #Care #Disability #MedTech

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

Thank you to everyone who joined us at our launch event last night, and welcome to the #ImpactAlliance! We are a coalition of over 50 purpose-driven organisations ready to tackle loneliness and isolation in the West of England. Together, we’re reimagining community, connection, and care.

An insightful panel with thoughts from Age UK Bristol, @sgloscouncil.bsky.social, @uniofbath.bsky.social, and @businesswest.bsky.social.💡 Great to hear why each of them has chosen to join the #ImpactAlliance and why they think this new collaborative approach is needed to #EndLoneliness.

The @impactalliance.bsky.social have big, ambitious plans for tackling loneliness through cross sector action. Delighted to help them launch their work to a wider audience tonight in the gorgeous @bristolbeacon.bsky.social

I will never, ever get over this.

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

Great to hear from David Williams, CEO of @stmonicatrust.bsky.social, who sparked the initial discussions and idea for the #ImpactAlliance. David spoke about how important it is for us to work collectively and at the grassroots level to really understand the challenges we need to tackle.

We’re excited to be at @bristolbeacon.bsky.social tonight for our official launch! 🎉 We’ll be hearing from a panel of experts in the fields of business, education, housing, older people and care interviewed by Jonathan Dimbleby, hearing their unique perspectives on the challenge of #loneliness.

Today’s the day! We are so excited to launch the Impact Alliance: a collective of over 50 orgs united in making loneliness a stranger inc @bristolbeacon.bsky.social @jocoxfoundation.bsky.social @uniofbath.bsky.social @uwebristolofficial.bsky.social @locality.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social

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!

Ideas and advice needed! We are building a physical #HealthyAgeing #Health Hub for the community next to our local #GP, and want to crowdsource some ideas for what we should include! #CareTech #MedTech #Wellbeing #Gerontology #Ageing

And the Impact Alliance has officially joined @bsky.app - give us a follow at @impactalliance.bsky.social

Excited to be launching an exciting new cross-sector alliance for #SocialImpact in #Bristol & the West of England on Tuesday with @katejopling.bsky.social, @ageuk.bsky.social & others #loneliness #isolation #socialinnovation www.linkedin.com/posts/impact...

Welcome to new followers! Please tag your suggestions for #Care leaders and innovators who should be included in this list! Don’t be shy about nominating yourselves too!! #CareInnovation #SocialCare #Gerontology #Geriatrics #Dementia #Disabilty #PublicHealth #PrimaryCare #MedTech

Another question for my #SocialCare network - what #tech promises too much and delivers too little? We are all too aware that care is relationship-driven and certain tasks can’t be automated(?) without something vital being lost. E.g. washing, dressing, getting out of bed, eating and medication.

Here's a starter pack for bold, creative and compassionate folk who want to make society better. Get a shot of inspiration from (some of) the 276 frontline specialists, activists, consultants and artists who became Year Here Fellows – and are now pioneering progress across the UK.

What #tech could revolutionise #Care #CareHomes #LaterLiving #LaterLife? Off to a brainstorm with #innovation leaders @sparckbjss.bsky.social and would love to crowdsource some suggestions!

go.bsky.app/25nDNdz I have added you to the mix @longhouseman.bsky.social hope that is ok

Compiling a starter pack of #Care Leaders & #Innovators from #SocialCare to #Gerontology #Geriatrics #Dementia #Disability #PublicHealth #PrimaryCare & #MedTech go.bsky.app/6HQ9TtC Please share and send suggestions - keen to grow my network in this field!

Let's be clear, Wellbeing in healthcare is not fluffy stuff. It's about workload, staffing, systems & culture. It's about valuing our own needs, modelling humanity & vulnerability, Creating spaces where people feel able to be authentic & ask for help. Wellbeing must be a priority. #MedSky

6 strategies to prevent #delirium in older adults #geriatrics #Alzheimers #dementia

Have you explored the 2023 UN Decade of Healthy Ageing Progress Report yet? 🔎 Learn more about what we've achieved together – and where we can accelerate progress – on the UN Decade Platform's hub for the report 🔗 ⬇️ #AddingLifeToYears ✨

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