Ally Cares named finalist in UK Dementia Awards 2026 for technology and AI
Ally Cares has been named a finalist in the UK Dementia Awards 2026 Technology and AI in Dementia Award, recognising technology that is making a practical, measurable difference to people living with dementia.
What sits behind that recognition is not the technology itself, but the role it plays in helping care teams navigate one of the most challenging parts of care, which is the night, where risk is often highest, visibility is lowest, and decisions have traditionally been made with limited context.
For many homes, that has led to routines built around checking rather than understanding, where well intentioned interventions can interrupt sleep, increase agitation, and ultimately create more risk rather than reduce it.This is explored further in our work on sleep-positive care environments, where protecting rest is treated as a clinical priority rather than a passive outcome.
Ally takes a different approach by giving teams clearer insight into what is actually happening in a resident’s room overnight, so that support can be delivered when it is needed and avoided when it is not, allowing care to become more responsive without becoming more intrusive. It is often the unknown night-time activity that drives risk, something many homes only begin to understand once they can see patterns more clearly over time.
The result is not about adding more into the care environment, but about removing unnecessary disruption, which in practice means calmer nights, better sleep, and greater confidence for teams making decisions in real time. In some cases, that improved understanding also leads to more informed clinical decisions, including reducing unnecessary interventions such as medication where it is no longer needed.
Why this matters for care
“We’ve always believed that residents don’t need more checking, they need more sleep, and when you start to treat sleep as something clinically important, it changes how you think about safety, risk and care, particularly in dementia where the night can be the most unsettled part of the day,” said Thomas Tredinnick, CEO and Co-Founder of Ally Cares.
“Being recognised in this category reflects a wider shift towards care that is more thoughtful, less disruptive and better aligned with what residents actually need, rather than what routine has historically dictated.”
Ally is proud to be named a finalist, not just as a moment of recognition, but as part of a broader shift towards more informed, proportionate approaches to care, where better insight is helping teams support safety and dignity without relying on routine intervention.
We wish all finalists the very best and look forward to celebrating the progress being made across the sector.
If you are exploring how to create calmer, safer and more sleep-positive environments in your home, get in touch: https://www.allycares.com/book-a-virtual-demo/
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