ExtraCare is pioneering in embracing technology that actively supports ageing in place. With a highly skilled innovation team, multiple research projects, and an award-winning innovation apartment at Solihull Village, the charity is continuously investing in technology to assist our residents.
Check out the video to find out more about our innovation apartment and the smart devices we offer to assist with healthy ageing. To learn about our research projects and innovation team find out more below.
* Please note that apartments with built-in innovative features will incur an additional cost.
The charity has won numerous awards for the quality of its housing and the wide range of services it provides, which include volunteering opportunities and inter-generational mixing. Now it is spearheading the use of smart technology to support independent living, health and wellbeing among older people, after participating in a research programme looking at how smart devices and the Internet of Things (IoT) could improve life for residents. – Liz Heron, E&T Magazine