UK DRI Care Research & Technology Centre
Using technology to support people living with dementia to live safely and independently in their own homes
Find out more about the CentreThe Care Research & Technology Centre
About the Centre
The Care Research & Technology Centre (CR&T) is one of eight Centres that collectively make up the UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI). The Centre is based at Imperial College London and runs in collaboration with the University of Surrey and the Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (SABP).
Our mission
We need to develop new ways to help people live well with dementia. We have an ageing population, limited resources for home care and no immediate cures available. All too often patients are isolated and develop preventable problems leading to unnecessary hospital admissions. New technologies hold great promise for providing solutions. We are working to focus the best minds on developing new ways of caring for people with dementia through advanced technologies.
Minder and MinderCare
Minder and MinderCare
Behind much of the research within the Care Research & Technology Centre is a technology platform we have developed to bring research and care directly into the homes of people living with dementia.
Minder, our smart home system, links discrete sensors in the home to clinicians and researchers. We use this technology to deliver MinderCare, a clinical service, that supports people living with dementia to remain safe and independent in their homes.
A conversation with our participants
The UK DRI Care Research & Technology Centre: New Horizons in Dementia Care is a film that explores how we are developing smart homes to help people live well with dementia in their own homes. The film offers an insight into the perspectives of our participants, researchers and partners. It addresses some of the challenges of our work, whilst highlighting the short-term and long-term impact our work is having.
