Motion Care Platform

A care home in West Yorkshire tests a new digital platform that replaces generic activities with personalised ones tailored to each resident’s history, preferences, and abilities. This matters because the UK’s social care sector struggles to deliver truly person-centred support at scale. Care homes often rely on one-size-fits-all activities, and families receive little meaningful information about their relative’s daily life. The Motion Care Platform aims to close that gap by generating individualised data from each resident’s engagement—what they enjoy, how they respond, what improves their mood or mobility—and feeding that back into care planning. It also sends real-time updates to families, strengthening trust and communication between homes and relatives. If the platform works as intended, it could shift how care homes operate: moving from task-based routines to data-informed, personalised care that adapts to each person. The project involves 30 care homes in West Yorkshire, testing the platform in real-world conditions. Success would mean a practical tool for improving quality of life for older adults, while giving care staff better information and families greater peace of mind. The research is applied and commercial—Motion is a startup aiming to bring the platform to market.