In this episode Mervyn speaks to Shirley Ayres, Co-Founder of the Connected Care Network.

Shirley is a qualified social worker with post-grad qualifications in ethics, marketing and criminology. She collaborates with organisations exploring how technology supports innovations in supporting communities to address the challenges of providing care and wellbeing. Shirley is Co-Founder of the Connected Care Network and Co- editor of the Sexuality, Intimacy and Sexual Wellbeing in Later Life Provocation Paper.

Discussions include; - Long-Term Care; the present and Shirley's ambition for the future

- Alternatives to Long-term Care e.g. Small Homes

- Exploring how technology supports innovations including robots & the possible implications of artificial intelligence

- Sexuality in Later Life

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