Suffolk County Council, GB
County Council in England
United Kingdom
Suffolk County Council, GB develops virtual reality application for residents with dementia
Suffolk County Council approved a contract with Spark for a VR application dedicated to dementia care. The Digital Care Team will turn ideas from care providers and the community into engaging virtual activities. A prototype of the app will be tested in at-home and care home settings with feedback used for further development. This project uses £80,000 from the Suffolk 2020 Fund and complements existing dementia care tools like AV theme rooms.
Suffolk County Council, GB
United Kingdom
Suffolk County Council, GB supports independent living with Cassius social care technology service
Cassius was introduced in 2021 as a customized technology suite for senior residents. Social care staffers provide feedback so that selected technologies best serve patient needs. Initial participants in the service received sensor mats, wearables, and tablets. County officials are working with Alcove, Provide CIC, and Rethink Partners on a three-year rollout of additional technologies. The project's goals include reduced falls, hospital admissions, and ambulance calls.
Suffolk County Council, GB
United Kingdom
Verified Projects
Norfolk County Council, GB takes the lead on the United Kingdom's largest public LoRaWAN project
The Norfolk and Suffolk Innovation Network gathers real-time data on council operations from 220 IoT gateways. Officials first used the network to monitor road conditions and traffic patterns in Norfolk and Suffolk counties. IoT devices inform maintenance and upgrade plans for Norfolk Trails based on usage levels. This free-to-use network supports data-driven decisions by local farms and businesses that were difficult to make prior to its installation.
Norfolk County Council, GB
United Kingdom
Suffolk County Council, GB
United Kingdom
East Suffolk District Council, GB pilot provides temporary housing to reduce hospitalizations
East Suffolk District Council partnered with numerous local Councils and organisations to launch the "Stepping Home" pilot project. The goal of "Stepping Home" is to reduce housing-related hospital admissions and delayed discharges. The project provides temporary housing to individuals with a housing need that puts them at imminent risk for hospitalization or prevents them from being discharged. In the first two weeks, the pilot project enabled 42 patients to be successfully discharged.
East Suffolk District Council, GB
United Kingdom
Suffolk County Council, GB
United Kingdom
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