MABLE is a personalised Care Management System for older adults and their family to improve their Quality of Life: monitoring loneliness depression anxiety and safety.
MABLE offers communication technology understanding the language used to build positive relationships. Ideal in extending independent living for those with early stages of Dementia. Carers number more than 6.5 million in the UK. Dementia is one of the costliest health conditions to the national economy providing formal and informal care is estimated at 26.3 Billion per annum.
MABLE Care is a mobile App (phone tablet and smart watch) that monitors ambient observations (text speech video and eye tracking). Natural Language Processing using Machine Learning algorithms indicates emotional behavioural and cognitive trends. Personalised feedback helps carers to engage positively communicate regularly and reduce isolation.
Judges Comments:
“A positive way of communicating with family members who may be elderly and improving their lives through independent living”
“Can reduce stress and anxiety of the users making living alone simple, but they have a communication stream when needed”
“Adaptable by learning the user’s traits makes the technology more personable”
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About Julia Manning
Julia is a social pioneer, writer and campaigner. She studied visual science at City University and became a member of the College of Optometrists in 1991, later specialising in visual impairment and diabetes. During her career in optometry, she lectured at City University, was a visiting clinician at the Royal Free Hospital and worked with Primary Care Trusts. She ran a domiciliary practice across south London and was a Director of the UK Institute of Optometry.
Julia formed 20/20Health in 2006. Becoming an expert in digital health solutions, she led on the NHS–USA Veterans’ Health Digital Health Exchange Programme and was co-founder of the Health Tech and You Awards with Axa PPP and the Design Museum. Her research interests are now in harnessing digital to improve personal health, and she is a PhD candidate in Human Computer Interaction (HCI) at UCL. She is also dedicated to creating a sustainable Whole School Wellbeing Community model for schools that builds relationships, discovers assets and develops life skills. She is a member of the Royal Society of Medicine’s Digital Health Council.
Julia has shared 2020health's research widely in the media (BBC News, ITV, Channel 5 News, BBC 1′s The Big Questions & Victoria Derbyshire, BBC Radio 4 Today, PM and Woman's Hour, LBC) and has taken part in debates and contributed to BBC’s Newsnight, Panorama, You and Yours and ITV’s The Week.
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