Welcome to the 14th Asia Pacific Eldercare Innovation Awards 2026

Closing date: 7 December 2025

AWARDS CATEGORIES

Terms and Conditions
• Incomplete submissions or those that do not meet the criteria will be disqualified
• The organiser reserves the right, without prior notice, to merge categories or dissolve any categories it deems necessary
• The organiser reserves the final right on the list of finalists and winners

CATEGORY 1: OPERATOR
A. Ageing-In-Place: Best operator that enables people to age in their own home with access to social, health and care services as they age
B. Active Ageing: Best operator that encourages participation of older persons to support active ageing
C1. Senior Living: Best independent living/assisted living/co-living operator that supports older persons to live as independently as possible
C2. Senior Living (New Entrants): Best independent living / assisted living/co-living operator that supports older persons to live as independently as possible
D. Residential Aged Care: Best residential aged care operator that demonstrates improvement in quality of life for older persons
E. Hospital: Best operator that supports older persons with an ecosystem of services, in rehabilitation and cognitive memory care

CATEGORY 2: FACILITY (CENTRE-BASED)
A. Active Ageing: Best facility that encourages participation of older persons to support active ageing
B. Community Engagement: Best social engagement facility that reaches out to older persons and actively support their participation within the community
C. Day Care: Best social, health and care facility that enables older persons to age-in-place
D. Health, Wellness & Rehabilitation: Best health, wellness and rehabilitation facility that promotes improvement in physical or cognitive health outcomes for older persons

CATEGORY 3: FACILITY (RESIDENTIAL)
A. Active Ageing (Residential): Best social engagement facility that encourages older persons to live well and age with purpose
B. Senior Living: Best independent living/assisted living/co-living facility that supports older persons to live as independently as possible
C. Residential Aged Care: Best residential aged care facility that demonstrates improvement in quality of life for older persons

CATEGORY 4: PROGRAMME
A. Active Ageing: Best programme that encourages participation of older persons to support active ageing
B. Dementia: Best memory support programme to engage and enable cognitive rehabilitation for older persons with dementia
C. Empowerment: Best programme that empowers older persons to live well and age with dignity
D. Rehabilitation: Best rehabilitation programme that has proven results in improving health outcomes for older persons
E. Social Engagement: Best social engagement programme that helps combat social isolation and improve social outcomes for older persons
F. Health & Wellness: Best health & wellness programme that supports older persons to maintain their physical and mental health
G. Community Activation: Best programme that activates and creates a community care model to support ageing for older persons
H. Longevity: Best programme that supports older persons to achieve longer, healthier, and more purposeful lives

CATEGORY 5: MANPOWER
A. Career Development: Best implementation programme that support opportunities for professional career growth in the ageing sector
B. Caregiver Model: Best implementation that demonstrates talent development, ageing awareness and care training for caregivers and the public
C. Employee Wellbeing: Best implementation that has support programmes to improve employee satisfaction and wellbeing in the ageing sector

CATEGORY 6: PRODUCT
A. Assistive Living: Best product that supports ageing-in-place, independence and enablement for older persons
B. Monitoring Solution: Best monitoring product that supports ageing-in-place, independence and enablement for older persons
C. Cognitive Training & Rehabilitation: Best product or equipment to engage, enable rehabilitation and to increase happiness outcomes for older persons living with dementia
D. Physical Training & Rehabilitation: Best product or equipment that supports physical function and enhances mobility, fitness and happiness for older persons
E. Food & Nutrition: Best food product developed to improve health for older persons

CATEGORY 7: OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY & ICT
A. Operational Management Solution: Best operational management technology innovation that creates operational efficiency and care support in an organisation
B. Operational Management Solution by Operator: Best operational management solution innovation by operators that creates efficiency and support
C. Productivity: Best practices that demonstrate improved productivity in organisational efficiencies and quality of care delivery

CATEGORY 8: TECHNOLOGY
A. Dementia Care: Best technology innovation that engage, enable rehabilitation and happiness for older persons living with dementia
B. Smart Home: Best IoT solution that helps to enhance safety, comfort and ease of mind for older persons
C. AI Solution: Best AI solution technology that helps to enhance safety, comfort and ease of mind for older persons
D. Social Engagement: Best technology innovation that combats social isolation and promote better social outcomes for older persons
E. Assistive Living Solution: Best technology innovation that supports older persons or their caregivers to ensure their health, safety and wellbeing

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