HAPPI Hour - Dementia Friendly Technology - Still Rising to the Dementia Challenge

The Dementia and Housing Working Group (DHWG) is excited to launch the third in our quarterly 2024 webinar series focused on housing and dementia.

Event Date

Organiser

Housing LIN

Event contact

Sally Taylor-Ridgway
info@housinglin.org.uk

Overview

This webinar explores the ways technology can support people living with dementia, along with their families and carers, by addressing both challenges and practical solutions. Our goal is to inspire a positive conversation around the potential of technology to empower and uplift, encouraging confidence and curiosity rather than fear. We’ll also thoughtfully consider ethical considerations, necessary safeguards, and possible limitations to ensure a balanced and supportive approach.

Our aim is to continue to grow sector understanding on and use of how smart housing, AI and technology can enable people with dementia live well at home.

We want to ensure all staff in housing related roles are supported to understand the needs of people living with dementia and how technology can help.

Target audience

This webinar is aimed at anyone involved in housing and dementia, particularly housing providers, designers, architects, local authorities and people living with dementia.

Agenda

15:30 – Chair’s opening comments
Ali Rogan, DHWG External Affairs Advisor and founder of Hornsey Consulting

The challenges related to technology for people living with dementia

15:35 – Peter Middleton
Living with Young Onset Dementia – the true challenge - how can we eradicate digital exclusion

15:50 – Dáithí Clayton
Flemish Dementia Working Group member - Challenges and opportunities in the use of technology and AI in dementia

16:00 – Bryony Evans
Network Growth and Activation Manager, Good Things Foundation – UK wide challenges and how to fix the digital divide

16:10 – John Livermore
All-IP Industry Engagement Manager Openreach - Preparing for the Jan 2027 Digital Shift: the latest update for providers

16:20 – Ben Williams
Head of Innovation, Care City - Enabling community spaces to become more dementia friendly for people with dementia using Augmented Reality

16:30 – Alex Barker
Disability Consultant, AbilityNet – AI examples and free support

16:45  Ruth Eley
Chair, Tide and DHWG member – about DHWG

16:55 – Questions and panel debate

17.15 – Event close

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  • Watch and discover new extra care housing developments to find out about the design, development and operational management arrangements so that you can explore solutions that can transform your ‘offer’;
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  • Learn about the current sector issues so that you are up-to-date and better positioned to respond to the latest policy and innovative operational developments.

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