1.
Aging2.0
London
Chapter
Time to Shine for Remote Care
8 April 2020

2.
Welcome
• Aging2.0 London is all volunteers
• We focus on what is beneficial to our UK community
• This week we welcome the global community
• We want to hear from everyone – for the benefit of everyone
• This challenge is bigger than any one organization
• People sharing their knowledge of problems, opportunities, failures and successes will
accelerate our eventual but certain emergence from this crisis
• In addition to the UK, we have people from US, Italy, Spain, Japan, Canada
• The more, the merrier – as with any network, the value grows with all the additional
people who join

3.
Thriving and hibernating
• Thriving
• Any virtual experience
• Streaming
• DIY
• Gardening
• Struggling
• Any in person experience
• Transport
• Hospitality
• Sports

4.
Agenda
• 11.00 – Welcome (Eric Kihlstrom,
Aging2.0 UK)
• 11.10 – Alcove’s story (Hellen Bowey)
• 11.40 – Aging2.0
• 12.00 – Questions
• 12.15 – Finish

5.
Webinar logistics
• Everyone starts on mute
• We invite everyone to introduce
themselves via the chat feature with your:
1) name; 2) affiliation; 3) interest in the
session
• To ensure the quality of connection, we
ask that participants not use video
• Please ask questions via chat channel
• Will take a few questions after each
speaker
• Will have more questions after all
speakers
• Any Zoom user question, please refer to
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-
us/articles/200941109-Attendee-Controls-
in-a-Meeting
• If have time at the end, we will open up
the microphones for conversation with
panelists

6.
In our series, we
learned that Formal
Care:
UK industry is forced to work differently as a
result of care demand surge and supply
constraints
• Massive push from hospital to the
community
• Occupancy rates up; Care homes waiting lists
• Fee rates has gone up
• Care staff self-isolating
• Staff redeployment
• Massive recruitment surge; quality improving
• Routine inspections suspended
• Accelerated operator approvals
• Even more acute shortage of PPE

7.
Last week we learned
that…
Italian and Spanish Care industry is forced to
work differently as a result of COVID-19
• Flexible workflow
• Longer shifts
• Strong management critical difference
• Digitization of communications
• Fewer visitors -> less “normal flu” -> less
medication -> lesson to be learned?
• Now is the time to keep innovating
• Success favors the prepared

8.
Right place at the
right time
• For years, the “AgeTech” market has
been very cautious and risk averse
• Then Coronavirus hit and all market
norms went out the window
• In a matter of weeks, the changed
dramatically
• GP video appointments became
highly desirable
• Procure cycles reduced from
months to weeks
• Upfront block payments
• Remote care is a high priority
• Medical Device approvals in weeks

9.
Agenda
• 11.00 – Welcome (Eric Kihlstrom, Aging2.0 UK)
• 11.10 – Alcove’s story (Hellen Bowey)
• 11.40 – Aging2.0
• 12.00 – Questions
• 12.15 – Finish

10.
Agenda
• 11.00 – Welcome (Eric Kihlstrom, Aging2.0 UK)
• 11.10 – Alcove’s Story (Helen Bowey)
• 11.40 – Aging2.0
• 12.00 – Questions
• 12.15 – Finish

11.
What does the
future hold?
• 911 moment
• World is forever changed
• Overnight Digital is a critical part of healthcare
• Regulatory obstacles fell overnight
• How leverage this seismic shift?
• How long will economic recovery take

12.
Next week
• Sarah Hayworth from Local Treasures is presenting “kickstarting local
economies”
• George MacGinnis from Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund Healthy Ageing
• Power to Change (to be confirmed)
• 4pm start to make it easier for our American colleagues to join

13.
COVID-19 challenge
fund
• Up to £50k
• !00% grant
• Scope
• a clearly innovative and ambitious idea, which
would realistically and significantly meet a
societal need that has emerged or increased due
to the Covid-19 pandemic or the need of an
industry that has been severely impacted and/or
permanently disrupted
• that you have the capacity and capability to
deliver the project successfully and on time
during the working restrictions of Covid-19
• the ability to start your project no later than
June 2020
• value for money
• Shortened process
• Due next Friday 17 April
• Awarded 1st week of May
• Paid 100% at start of project

14.
Guest speaker – Keren
Etkin
Founder -
TheGerontechnologist.
com

15.
AgeTech for
Covid-19
Keren Etkin, VP Product at Clanz
Creator of TheGerontechnologist.com

16.
How does covid-19 affect the aging population?
● Older adults are at the highest risk for severe illness and increased
mortality from COVID-19.
● Social distancing saves lives, but creates a new set of challenges.

17.
How can technology help?

18.
Questions?
Contact info: keren@thegerontechnologist.com
@kerenetkin

19.
Questions

20.
Announcement
s
• Future webinars
• Success in the COVID-19 world
• Kick-starting local economies
• Healthy Ageing Investment climate –
emerging insights
• Keep an eye on UKRI and the Knowledge
Transfer Network for upcoming grant
challenges!
• Others from attendees
• Email: London@aging2.com for other
ideas that come to mind in the future

21.
Thank you!
@aging20
@aging2london
aging2.com
aging2.com/local
/aging2

22.
Reference material
Please email us with ideas we can share with the Aging2.0 community
London@aging2.com

23.
Sample of entrepreneurs’
tools for decision making in
the new uncertain markets
• TED Talks curated for COVID-19
https://youtu.be/Xe8fIjxicoo
• McKinsey – Leading through crisis
https://www.mckinsey.com/
• Forbes - Business Strategy Through Four Phases Of The
Coronavirus Crisis
https://www.forbes.com/sites/stephenwunker/202
0/03/23/business-strategy-through-four-phases-of-
the-coronavirus-crisis/#3b9ce25e13ae
• Scenario planning
• Gov – GO Science free toolkit
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fu
tures-toolkit-for-policy-makers-and-analysts

24.
Other useful information
• Gov - https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus
• BT Digital Skills online and useful references
https://www.btplc.com/coronavirus/index.htm
• BT Good Things team has shared bitesize digital skills sessions,
like how to guides for NHS online, GP services online, Video
calling – https://www.learnmyway.com/subjects/improving-
your-health-online/
• A few volunteering opportunities
• onHand - https://www.beonhand.co.uk/
• Covid Mutual Aid – find local groups around the UK
https://covidmutualaid.org/get-involved/
• NHS Volunteer announced recently
https://www.goodsamapp.org/NHS
• See weekly Aging2.0 newsletter for current information and
links to trusted information sources at bottom of newsletter
• A2 London Slack channel – email jessie@aging2.com
• More random but useful - Astronauts share tips for self-
isolation on Huffington Post

25.
Selection of
COVID-19 Research
• UCL - psychological and social experiences during this
period of the coronavirus pandemic
https://redcap.idhs.ucl.ac.uk/surveys/?s=TTXKND8JMK
• King’s - self-report daily, even if you are well. Help our
scientists identify:
• High-risk areas in the UK.
• Who is most at risk, by better understanding
symptoms linked to underlying health conditions.
• How fast the virus is spreading in your area.
• https://covid.joinzoe.com/
• OpenIDEO - Let’s share our experiences around
COVID-19 information to inspire global leaders.
• https://www.openideo.com/challenge-
briefs/covid19-communication-challenge

26.
Opportunities
• Government list of needs
https://app.stotles.com/covid19-response
• UKRI
• £20 million “rapid response” for novel
coronavirus research
• https://mrc.ukri.org/news/browse/20-million-
rapid-response-for-novel-coronavirus-research/
• CoronaHack
• AI vs. Covid-19 - A virtual hackathon bringing
together Biomedical and data scientists to
explore ways to combat CoronaVirus.
• UKRI open call for research and innovation ideas to
address COVID-19
https://www.ukri.org/funding/funding-
opportunities/ukri-open-call-for-research-and-
innovation-ideas-to-address-covid-19/