An app that screens adjustments in dementia signs and a tool that tracks dehydration for growth have been chosen for growth by the Alzheimer’s Society’s Accelerator programme.
Neu Well being and Hydro Care, have been chosen as accelerator companions for 2025 and shall be supported via the method of bringing their innovation to market in 2026.
Neu Well being is an app that gives tailor-made, steady take care of folks with dementia and different neurodegenerative circumstances reminiscent of Parkinson’s, by serving to them to higher perceive and handle adjustments of their signs.
Caroline Cake, chief govt and cofounder of Neu Well being, stated: “Individuals with dementia typically don’t obtain common monitoring after their prognosis.
“There’s an actual lack of instruments to trace and help day-to-day administration and care is usually reactive, not proactive.
“Neu Well being fills this hole with data-driven insights that help higher, extra well timed care.
“We’ve seen how transformative digital instruments have been with different circumstances – diabetes for instance – and we wished to see if we might do the identical for dementia.
“Many nonetheless wait far too lengthy for care and don’t get the help they want, one thing I’ve sadly seen first-hand after my grandmother and mom’s diagnoses.
“We’re thrilled to companion with Alzheimer’s Society to deliver the app to actuality.”
The opposite product chosen within the accelerator, Hydro Care, can monitor when an individual residing with dementia’s hydration ranges drop, which their family members can remotely observe.
Dehydration can result in urinary tract infections, kidney injury, and pointless hospital admissions, with 14% of admissions for dementia sufferers straight attributable to dehydration.
Dr Tess Morris-Paterson, founding father of Hydro Care, stated: “We all know that carers typically discover it tough to watch whether or not their cherished one is ingesting sufficient and that figuring out points like urinary tract infections may be tough.
“Hydro Care offers peace of thoughts that their cherished one is ingesting sufficient and, if not, permits them to take early motion.
“By having correct and well timed hydration measures at house, we will preserve high quality of life and cut back hospital admissions.”
Because it started working in 2019, the Alzheimer’s Society Accelerator has supported and invested in 17 start-ups, reaching greater than 100,000 folks affected by dementia.
It gives enterprise help, entry to a neighborhood of consultants, together with folks residing with dementia, and a chance of as much as £100,000 of funding.
Simon Lord, head of innovation at Alzheimer’s Society, stated: “At Alzheimer’s Society, we help and spend money on improvements that not solely assist the person but additionally have the potential to ease strain on their carers, their family members, the NHS and wider society.
“That’s precisely what each Hydro Care and Neu Well being have the potential to do and I’m so excited to see their growth over the following yr.”
In the meantime, in Might 2024, an initiative that makes use of interactive mild expertise to develop actions and video games for folks with dementia was rolled out by the Alzheimer’s Society in partnership with Sport England and Social-Potential.
