Just Checking was developed as a result of talking to the families of people with dementia, who told us how much they worry about their relative who lives alone.

In 2004, with a UK government R&D grant we developed and piloted this innovative system with several UK social services authorities. Now 145 of the 206 UK local authorities use Just Checking for assessment and care planning, and thousands of professionals and family users log on each day. The company is independently owned by its management team.

We understand the importance of home, and how its familiarity helps people with short term memory problems to function. We love our      Just Checking home; our office is a refurbished saw mill situated right next to a canal in the middle of the English countryside. We appreciate the history and beauty of the old, and combine it with new technology to enjoy a good quality of life. We hope Just Checking offers the same to our service users and the people who support them.

In Australia, we’ve just started. Ellen Bragger, our business research manager, and an occupational therapist, is piloting Just Checking with organisations that are involved in dementia care. Ellen moved to Australia from the UK in 2011, having been part of Just Checking from its very early days. She knows the system inside out and has worked with scores of organisations to get the best out of Just Checking. If you’d like to know more, please visit our Australian website and contact Ellen Bragger.

Awards

In 2010 Just Checking won a Technology Strategy Board competition to develop Just Checking for innovative night services for people with dementia.

2009 NHS Health and Social Care Awards – our clients, Herefordshire County Council and Herefordshire PCT reached the regional final with their clever use of Just Checking in their mental health intermediate care service. 2009 NHS Health and Social Care Awards.

2008 Just Checking was highly commended in the UK eWell-Being Awards. The Independent newspaper’s National E-Well Being Awards supplement.

2007 Just Checking won second place in the CPP Daily Telegraph Trailblazers Award for innovative ways of coping with modern day living. 

The Team

Celia Price, Director and co-founder, worked in European research and development of assistive technology for 15 years before setting up Just Checking. Formerly a marketeer, she has a MSc in Gerontology and a particular interest in dementia.

“Fears that this technology is “big brother” have proved unfounded. Just Checking gives people with dementia a way of demonstrating their capabilities, and in effect, puts them more in control.”

Celia Price

Director and Gerontologist

Simon Price, Director, Chartered Engineer and co-founder of Just Checking. He was formerly involved in European research and development of assistive technology, and technical director of a social alarms company.

“We’re using contemporary, cost effective ICT to tackle a very modern-day problem – keeping a gentle eye on vulnerable family members without taking over their lives.”

Simon Price

Director, Chartered Engineer

Our customer support team, Valérie, Janet, Emily, Jude, Jonathan, David, Harleen and Rajni, come from various walks of life, but they share the same enthusiasm for offering an efficient, friendly service. Together, they keep the operational, customer service and technical side of our business ticking.

Kate Husband, Occupational Therapist with extensive experience in community mental health services.

“OT s have always observed that people with dementia do better in their own home where familiar surroundings provide cues and reminders. Now we can see that this is so.”

Kate Husband

Occupational Therapist

Karen Hagenow, Occupational Therapist, highly experienced in older adults mental health.

“This system helps mental health practitioners to do their job even better.”

Karen Hagenow

Occupational Therapist

Kirstie Dalrymple, Occupational Therapist, specialising in assistive technology and its application to promote independent living.

“Technology is rapidly advancing and readily available; we need to use it in creative ways to enable people to choose how they want to live their life.”

Kirstie Dalrymple

Occupational Therapist

Lesley Walsh, Occupational Therapist with many years experience across health and social care, in both clinical and senior management positions.

“A powerful, objective assessment tool enables assessors to confidently recommend support to enable more individuals to continue to live in the community.”

Lesley Walsh

Occupational Therapist