The world's leading digitised care planning tool
The award winning ACT™ Assess & Connect tool identifies the concerns and priorities of older people and connects them to local sources of support to meet their needs. It is based on thirty years of international research and development and delivers on the WHO guidelines for preventive, person-centred integrated care.
Winner of the WSIS Forum 2021
Healthy Ageing Innovation Prize
WHY ACT™ ASSESS & CONNECT?
Two thirds of the most significant threats to older people’s health, independence and wellbeing are not reported. The ACT™ Assess & Connect helps identify and address the top 56 threats to health, independence and wellbeing in old age.
HEALTHY AGEING
Addresses what really matters to older people and improves wellbeing, independence, social connection and health.
REAL-TIME INSIGHTS
Describes patterns of population needs and trends in healthy active life and measures the outcomes of interventions.
COST REDUCTION
Reduces hospital and long-term costs of care adds an average of one extra year of quality life per older person.
Providing a holistic, person-centred approach
ACT™ Assess & Connect was the Winner of 2021 The United Nations WSIS Prize for Innovation for Healthy Ageing due to it’s practical method to identify needs and mobilise local community assets.
Summary scores
ACT™ Quality of Life (Wellbeing, Independence in Activities of Daily Living, Social Connection, Staying Healthy), WHO ICOPE domains of Intrinsic Capacity and Social Care and Support and Ability Needs Assessment.
WHO GUIDANCE
Following an assessment, assessors are guided to current WHO Guidance to address concerns flagged.
KEY CONCERNS
The key concerns and priorities for an older person's health and wellbeing are recorded and matched to suitable local sources of support.
INFORMATION RESOURCES
Following an assessment, an online pack of information resources are made available older people and anyone involved in their care to aid self-management.
HOW ACT™ ASSESS & CONNECT WORKS
Through regular reassessment, ACT™ Assess & Connect delivers a person-centred care plan by identifying and addressing the things which matter most to older people and mobilises community assets to meet their needs.
The ACT™ Assess & Connect targets resources to meet the priorities of the older person and generates unique data for policy-makers, commissioners and providers of products and services about the things which really matter to older people and the impact of interventions on individual and population health.
CASE STUDIES
Health Nest Uganda
Bridlington, UK
'ACT has helped us understand how older people see the world differently than we as service providers do.'
Northwood, Canada
'ACT has now been adapted into a restorative care model.'
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