We would love for you to attend our afternoon event on the 15th of March exploring the use of ‘smart speakers’ (Alexa/Google Home etc) in social care environments. We will be discussing the potential to use these cost effective consumer devices in a number of ways:

• Reminders for treatment or medication prompts
• As an interface to community resources such as Cornwall Link
• As a means of video communication with healthcare practitioners, family and friends
• Enabling interaction with age appropriate media, e.g. sound media suitable for their age/interests
• We are delighted to present three speakers from pioneer areas in the use of Alexa; Hampshire, Oxfordshire, and Wales, who will share their experiences of their use of Alexa within social care environments.

Agenda:

12.00 – 12.45 Registration and lunch
12.45 – 13.00 Welcome and introduction. Ray Jones and colleagues

Experience from three pioneers in the use of Alexa in social care.

13.00 – 13.30 Experience from Wales. Ashley Bale and Nick French (Innovate Trust)

13.30 – 14.00 Experience from Oxfordshire. DeeDee Wallace (Oxfordshire County Council)

14.00 – 14.30 Experience from Hampshire. Steve Carefull (Director, PA Consulting and the Argenti Care Technology Partnership)

14.30 – 14.50 Panel Discussion

14.50-15.10 Tea break

15.10 – 16.15 Echo Spot for video calls, and the potential adoption in care homes.

Liskeard Town Hall 15th March 12.00 – 16.15
Public Hall, 3-5 West Street, Liskeard PL14 6BW

For information on parking https://www.liskeard.gov.uk/services-info/car-parks/
For information on public transport https://www.visitliskeard.co.uk/essential-info/public-transport/

Please do let us know your dietary requirements upon registration.