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Assisted Living: Alvolution and myM-link put you in touch with your market
Helping improve life at home for those with disabilities and long-term healthcare needs represents a major challenge to manufacturers of Assisted Living technology.
Have you considered the business opportunity in this burgeoning sector and how we can help introduce your product and promote it in your marketplace?... more 
Collaboration the future for assisted living market
The debate over the future of health and social care provided to the elderly and those living with long-term conditions gathered pace last week with Gordon Brown promising a 'personalised revolution' in his major pre-election speech, and the Personal Care Bill getting its third reading in the House of Commons.... more
Brief History
To find out how Alvolution has evolved
| 2000 | Tony Davis undertakes initial research into the economic opportunities to combat effects of long-term illness for Advantage West Midlands |
| 2000 | Sandwell Health Authority and Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council launch the AHEaD (Health Enterprise and Development) project, developing three inter-related strands – Social Enterprise, Inclusive Design and Local Money |
| Oct 2002 | Tony Davis establishes Medilink West Midlands, in response to developments by AHEaD |
| 2004 | Medilink West Midlands undertakes a research project with working groups in Sandwell and North Staffordshire to further develop the 'Inclusive Design Strand' |
| Nov 2004 | Medilink West Midlands and Sandwell PCT launch a manifesto for Smart Inclusive Housing (the blueprint for the i-Healthcare initiative) see: Smart Inclusive Housing |
| Jan 2006 | Medilink West Midlands hosts Remote Diagnostics event at Keele University, identifying priorities for development |
| Nov 2006 | Medilink West Midlands leads a Global Watch Mission to the USA looking at Intelligent Housing and Telehealth see: Intelligent Housing and telehealth |
| Mar 2007 | MedilinkWM receives funding for its i-Health initiative from the Innovation Technology Council through Advantage West Midlands to set up technology demonstrators and raise the profile of the West Midlands region |
| Mar 2007 | The Design Standard for Sustainable Inclusive Housing Refurbishment is developed for Urban Living |
| Oct 2007 | First assisted living show-house launches at Grand Designs, NEC to thousands of visitors. |
| Nov 2007 | The same technology show-house appears at the Festival of Innovation, NEC |
| Jan 2008 | The Initiative's first assisted living technology demonstrator launches in North Staffordshire. The ground floor flat, owned by Aspire Housing and developed by Medilink West Midlands, showcasing vital signs monitoring equipment, occupancy monitoring and dementia support technology |
| May 2008 | The i-House launches in West Bromwich; the result of a partnership between Medilink West Midlands, Sandwell PCT, Ergonova and Black Country Housing |
| July 2008 | MedilinkWM secures funding from the Technology Strategy Board to undertake a collaborative programme ‘Intelligent Design Engine for Assisted Living Technology’ (i-DEAL) |
| June 2009 | MedilinkWM works with the Department of Health to build another show-house at the Innovation Expo at the ExCel Centre in London, showcasing 40+ assisted living products also on display at the i-House |
