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...
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...
Thanks @chrisbintener.bsky.social I will add you all to the list!
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
Thanks Carl! We are a fairly new innovation team at @stmonicatrust.bsky.social so would love to hear how others have successfully embedded innovation - we’re very much learning from and working alongside our colleagues in care to find the right tools and methods!
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
