The Dementia Trust is delighted to announce KiM as this year’s Impact Accelerator Award recipient.

The Dementia Trust is delighted to announce KiM, led by Kimberley Littlemore of eHealth Digital Media, as this year’s Impact Accelerator Award recipient.

KiM is a sensory-led project designed to help people better understand dementia and support independent living for longer. Developed in response to Kimberley’s own experience of caring for two parents living with dementia, the project brings together clinicians, academic researchers, designers and people with lived experience to translate complex scientific knowledge into practical, everyday understanding.

With support from the Impact Accelerator Award, KiM will take the next step from a validated, co-produced prototype towards a usable, real-world tool that services can confidently recommend.

We spoke to Kimberley about the inspiration behind KiM, how the funding will help move the project forward, and what she’s most looking forward to in working with the Dementia Trust.

1. Tell us in 10 words or less what your project will do for the dementia community

Help people understand dementia and live independently for longer.

2. Who are you / your organisation?

KiM is led by Kimberley Littlemore of eHealth Digital Media, founder of the PocketMedic film library which was created to empower people to better self-manage chronic conditions. She is a former BBC producer and carer, working with a multi-disciplinary team of clinicians, academic researchers, designers and people with lived experience to develop a sensory‑led approach to understanding dementia in response to her own experience of caring for two parents living with the disease for many years. 

3. How will this funding help your project succeed?

This funding supports us in our journey to turn a validated, co‑produced prototype into a usable, real‑world tool. It will support refining how KiM explains cognitive changes, testing it further with people and carers, and developing a minimum viable product that services can confidently recommend.

4. What are you most excited about in working with the Dementia Trust?

I’m really excited by the extraordinary breadth and depth of expertise across the Dementia Trust’s trustees. The board brings together a powerful combination of clinical leaders, world‑class researchers, experienced strategists, and individuals with deep lived experience of dementia. What stands out most is the blend of rigorous scientific knowledge, frontline care insight, and strong governance and leadership, alongside a genuine personal commitment to improving lives. Being able to learn from and work alongside such a diverse and highly accomplished group is incredibly inspiring.

5. How will your project/programme support be improving dementia resources or research?

KiM improves dementia support by translating complex scientific knowledge into practical, everyday understanding that people can act on.  We seek to contribute to research by delivering data and insight into how sensory, attentional and perceptual changes affect daily life, helping bridge the gap between clinical knowledge and real‑world experience.

Dylan Harper, Chair of The Dementia Trust, said:

“The Impact Accelerator Award programme supports projects that already have a strong evidence and are ready to scale, embed or influence wider policy, practice or service delivery. Kim has made significant progress in demonstrating the difference the platform can make for those living with dementia and their carers. We are pleased to be able to support the next phase of the platform's development.”