The development of eSticky Notes is being user-driven right from the beginning. This allows to reduce the risk of possible mistakes during designing, testing and implementing the system. The project activities have picked-up from the analysis of elderly’s and carers’/family’s needs, to define the principal platform specs. In a full and multi cycle user centred design approach (UCD), end-users will constantly monitor, discuss, evaluate and provide feedback to positively impact on system’s development, to guarantee the proper implementation, integration and optimisation of the platform. Technically, eSticky is being developed as an integrated system with a home server connected to one or more low power e-paper displays. All of them can be easily configured using a mobile app/web. During the final evaluation of the system, a total of 40 older adults will be involved to test it. End-users will also be crucial in validating the customer appreciation and acceptability, as well as a sustainable and effective business plan.
Expected results and Impact:
As a solution, eSticky displays will help people with dementia or similar conditions, supporting their abilities to self-manage themselves and live independently. The product idea is a solution easy to use, designed to relieve family/caregiver burden. Furthermore, even though it is a fully integrated system, it can be offered at a very affordable price. The use of many components already available will shorten the development time. The key factors towards a commercial development (including the lack of similar solutions) will be investigated, as far as an effective communication strategy for stakeholders and customers.
Project Partners
| Organization | Type | Country | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hicsperience | SME | Italy | https://www.hicsperience.com/ |
| Kompetenznetzwerk KI-I | R&D | Austria | https://www.ki-i.at/startseite |
| University of Cyprus | R&D | Cyprus | https://www.ucy.ac.cy/en/ |
| Harpo Sp. z o.o | SME | Poland | http://int.harpo.com.pl/ |
| Assistenz24 gGmbH | USER | Austria | https://www.assistenz24.at/ |
| Werner Daxberger | SME | Austria | http://www.x-visions.at/ |
| Gerd Rosenauer | SME | Austria | http://www.x-visions.at/ |
- Project name: eSticky – Electronic Sticky Notes for Dementia Care
- Website: www.esticky.eu
- Coordinator: Hicsperience
- Duration: 30 months
- Starting Date: 01/04/2020
- Total budget: € 1,740,000
- Public contribution: € 1,130,000
SOAPTIMIST
The emergence of new wireless communication infrastructure makes it possible to make connected devices. Whereas a toaster and a fridge have very little in common to talk about, it makes sense to ...
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It is notoriously difficult to build and maintain a culture around correct hand hygiene. This project will test the idea of combining a mundane but daily used product such as an automatic soap and gel dispenser with social interaction and stimulation. The final solution will improve the level of correct hand hygiene of elderly and their caregivers and at the same time both reduce the feeling of loneliness and social exclusion and increase the sense of purpose and usefulness. Additionally, the solution will also be able to generate on-site data on the use and effectiveness of the solution.
Expected results & Impact:
The project will validate the concept by tests in Denmark and Taiwan. There might be significant different cultural ways to engage users in the two countries and they will be taken into account. The use of the deployed devices will be measured and feedback from all types of stakeholders and end-users will be collected and evaluated. It is estimated that the product can reach market 18-24 month after the first validation of the prototypes. Substantial time will be spent on getting the social aspect of the system right as this will create “stickiness” with respect to the use of the system and create user-satisfaction.
Project partners
| Organization | Type | Country | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heveas ApS | SME | Denmark | www.heveas.com |
| infoFactory SRL | SME | Italy | www.infofactory.it |
| D.T.I. srl | SME | Italy | https://dtindustry.com/ |
| Fu Jen Catholic University | R&D | Taiwan | https://www.fju.edu.tw/indexEN.jsp |
| Yang Sheng Foundation | End User | Taiwan | http://www.ysfoundation.org.tw/ |
| Syddjurs Kommune | End User | Denmark | https://seniorsyddjurs.dk/ |
- Project name: SOAPTIMIST – the socially connected soap/gel dispenser
- Website: https://soaptimist.dk
- Coordinator: Heveas ApS
- Duration: 9 months
- Starting Date: 01/04/2022
- Total budget: € 322,484
- Public contribution: € 212,312
Objectives:
ORACIA will develop a new digital therapeutic solution to support home and technology-based rehabilitation for people with Aphasia. ORACIA addresses rehabilitation of Aphasia in a holistic perspective (speech and language therapy, physical therapy and cognitive training) with an intensive, high-repetition, task-oriented and task-specific therapy approach. ORACIA will generate economic and clinical impacts by reducing the costs associated with healthcare for aphasic patients and improving functional outcomes.
Expected Results & Impact:
ORACIA expected results and impact include:
- Organizing pilots in 3 sites representing relevant environments
- Deploying 70 units
- Engaging 115 end-users
- Expected ready to market by Q4 2026
- Contributing to the internationalization of 2 EU based SMEs
Project Partners
| Organization | Type | Country | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instituto Pedro Nunes | R&D | Portugal | www.ipn.pt |
| NeuroInova | SME | Portugal | www.neuroinova.com |
| Clinica Recuperação Funcional da Trindade | End User | Portugal | https://www.linkedin.com/company/grupo-somos-sa%C3%BAde/ |
| Rehazenter | End User | Luxembourg | www.rehazenter.lu |
| Definition 12 | SME | Switzerland | www.definition12.com |
| Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu | End User | Spain | https://www.pssjd.org/ |
- Project name: ORACIA – hOme-based Rehabilitation using an Artificial Companion for aphasIA
- Website: https://oracia.eu
- Coordinator: Instituto Pedro Nunes
- Duration: 24 months
- Starting Date: 01/03/2022
- Total budget: € 1,320 000
- Public contribution: € 920,000
Objectives:
With ISHA we create an innovative eco-system, which would allow elderly patients to carry out monitoring, storing and sharing their health data in a safe and convenient format in real time. We envision that the healthcare professionals will be able to appoint the use of the platform in order to be able to assess their patients’ intrinsic capacity and physical reserves. ISHA platform benefits from the ability to be used over time and remotely, which results in healthcare professionals making more informed decisions regarding treatment, monitoring and other personalised care.
Expected results & Impact:
ISHA’s primary goal is to provide a platform that will enable policy makers, HCP’s and other high-level decision-making bodies to monitor and respond appropriately to intrinsic capacity and functional ability changes in the population as they age. Being aware of these domains’ status allows the national and international policy makers to take a preventative action at the right time and foresee the red flags arising. In addition, health and social care delivery systems will benefit from improved quality of care, cost efficiency in service delivery. In addition, the anonymised data gathered from the patients will directly contribute to the research and better understanding of the elderly needs in the society. First iteration of functional platform will be delivered and then consequently improved until a validated system will be reached in 2024 December. We expect to have a fully functional and validated ISHA platform by the end of the project – in 2024 December.
Project Partners
Partners involved in the project
| Organization | Type | Country | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| UniWeb | SME | Belgium | https://www.uniweb.eu/ |
| National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University | R&D | Taiwan | https://www.ncku.edu.tw/ |
| Leiehome | SME | Belgium | https://www.leiehome.be/ |
| IRCCS Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri | End User | Italy | https://www.icsmaugeri.it/ |
| Vrije Universiteit Brussel | R&D | Belgium | https://www.vub.be/en/home |
| Instytut Matki i Dziecka | R&D | Poland | https://imid.med.pl/en/home |
| Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen | Large Company | Belgium | https://www.uza.be/ |
| Universiteit Antwerpen | R&D | Belgium | https://www.uantwerpen.be |
- Project name: ISHA – Integrated data eco-System for Healthy Ageing
- Website: https://isha-aal.eu/
- Coordinator: UniWeb BV
- Duration: 30 months
- Starting Date: 01/06/2022
- Total budget: € 2,741,423
- Public contribution: € 1,664,149.27
Project Overview
We will interview older adults and dietitians to get a good overview of their wishes for functionalities, and their way in which they will use the tool. We have databases ready with amino-acid profiles for almost all food items. Users will enter their dietary intake data, and smart algorithms will spot areas for improvement and calculate alternatives that will improve the nutritional quality of the meals. The end-user will be able to select a preferred alternative from a list of options.
Expected results and impact
- At the end of the project, we will have a blueprint for the application and a clear vision on which next steps should be taken to reach the market, within 2 years.
- We will have databases and algorithms in place to automatically calculate ‘missing piece’ alternatives to incomplete vegan meals.
- We will help to make the protein transition accessible for older adults.
- We will target individuals who want to eat more plant-based while avoiding nutritional deficiencies.
Project partners
Partners involved in the project
| Organization | Type | Country | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wageningen University | University | The Netherlands | http://www.wur.nl |
| Food Informatics | Research | The Netherlands | http://www.wur.nl |
| Kobenhavns Universitet | Research | Denmark | http://www.ku.dk |
| BEIA | SME | Romania | http://www.beiaro.eu |
| CleverMove | User | The Netherlands | http://www.clever-move.nl |
- Project name: Project Alpha – Alternative Proteins for Healthy Ageing
- Website: www.alpha-tool.eu
- Coordinator: Wageningen University
- Duration: 9 months
- Starting Date: 01/04/2022
- Total budget: € 300 000
- Public contribution: € 237 000
PerCiLight
PerCiLight is a holistic project from analysis, to development and test. It includes the following milestones • Co-creation, analysis and design • Development of PerCiLight’s Lighting system • ...
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PerCiLight is an international project that takes circadian lighting to the next level. With the existing, evidence-based Chromaviso Chroma Zenit solution as the starting point, we will develop a more personal and flexible circadian lighting. PerCiLight will be a digital and integrative solution with the aim to improve health, sleep and wellbeing among the individual elderly with dementia and their caretakers. PerCiLight will ensure a homely atmosphere and a user-friendly interface. Bauneparken Nursing home in Denmark will implement the solution in 16 apartments and evaluate the functionality and effects on both residents and staff.
Expected Results and Impact:
PerCiLight will improve quality of life and impact the users:
- Elderly with dementia: Ensure a stable circadian rhythm, improve sleep and overall mental state, reduce fatigue, night activity and accidents.
- Caretakers: Supporting the night shifts health and work conditions with blue-free night light, improve well-being, reduce stress and improve the work environment.
Nursing home organisation: Will offer better, personalised care and improved sense of home. Improved operational efficiency and quality and higher employee satisfaction.
Project partners
Partners involved in the project
| Organization | Type | Country | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chromaviso | SME | Denmark | www.chromaviso.com |
| Bauneparken Nursing Home | End-Users | Denmark | https://www.hillerod.dk/service-og-selvbetjening/bolig/boliger-og-botilbud/plejehjem/plejehjemmet-bauneparken/ |
| Schmelling* | SME | Denmark | www.schmelling.com |
| lightsphere | SME | Switzerland | www.lightsphere.ch |
| Grinn | SME | Poland | https://grinn-global.com/ |
| Antologic | SME | Poland | https://antologic.com/ |
- Project name: Personalized and Circadian active dynamic Lighting for demented elderly (PerCiLight)
- Website: www.chromaviso.com
- Coordinator: Chromaviso
- Duration: 30 months
- Starting Date: 01/05/2022
- Total budget: € 1 200 000
- Public contribution: € 770 000
Objectives:
The EMILIO Project will enhance self-reliance and will counteract social isolation of elderly clients living in assisted facilities. It will manage a comprehensive set of web services, supporting various use cases to increase their Comfort, Vitality and Safety. Web services are delivered in an intuitive way, fit for use by the target audience. To this aim, an IoT (Internet of Things) infrastructure is deployed in the premise that monitors the client’s Daily Activities and interacts vocally with the person when needed.
Expected Results and Impact:
The EMILIO project will deliver a new system of recognition of the needs of elderly people living in an assisted living facility, triggered by the combination of a vocal interface and the observation of daily activities. This input will communicate to the EMILIO platform, that will connect to relevant web services in an intuitive an simple way. The EMILIO platform will have a large impact on elderly, supporting them in the management of their daily activities and communicate with other people, loved and friends, in a simple way.
Project Partners
Partners involved in the project
| Organization | Type | Country | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italian National Institute of Health and Science on Ageing | End-Users | Italy | www.inrca.it |
| Solving Team SRL | SME | Italy | www.solvingteam.it/ |
| ICT Factory GmbH | SME | Switzerland | www.ictfactory.ch/ |
| Erdmann Design AG | SME | Switzerland | www.erdmann.ch |
| Magicview | SME | Belgium | www.magicview.tv |
| ePoint | SME | Belgium | www.webdisplay.be/point/HTML/index.html |
| Vulpia VZW | End-Users | Belgium | www.vulpia.be/ |
| Institute of Space Science, INFLPR Subsidiary | R&D | Romania | www2.spacescience.ro |
| Transilvania University of Brasov | R&D | Romania | www.unitbv.ro |
- Project name: Increase sElf Management and counteract social IsoLatIOn using a vocal assistant enabled virtual concierge (EMILIO)
- Coordinator: Italian National Institute of Health and Science on Ageing (Italy)
- Website: www.emilio-aal.eu
- Duration: 30 months
- Starting Date: 01/02/2022
- Total budget: € 3 162 745
- Public contribution: € 1 656 758
AID2BeWell
A core aspect of the project is its execution by an iterative development process supporting co-design and co-creation. This will enhance the end-user’s/older person’s capacity to understand the ...
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Likelihood of negative effects from aging can be reduced with life-style interventions that promote an active, positive, and social life. However, knowing which, when, and how to deliver these interventions is difficult. The focus of this proposal is to support older people at home in managing their healthy lifestyle using a social robot with unobtrusive AI technology and Just-in-Time Adaptive Interventions (JITAI). We will integrate emotion analysis and intervention software modules on an open source robot system. In addition, we will investigate the user requirements for such a system to fit the the older population.
Expected Results and Impact:
We will deliver a report on multifaceted requirements for robot support system (ROSS) from the older user perspective, and design guidelines with user scenarios for an AI-based emotion detection and behaviour change support system for social robots at home. We will develop a FaceReader SDK for Linux with innovative emotions estimations. We will integrate the user-centered design guidelines and innovative software into a demonstrator system that can deliver JITAs to older adults in predetermined scenarios. This project can help bring affordable social robots to the market to help people age well.
Partners
Partners involved in the project
| Organization | Type | Country | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| VicarVision | SME | Netherlands | www.vicarvision.nl |
| Salzburg Research | R&D | Austria | www.salzburgresearch.at |
| Happy Aging, In4care | SME | Belgium | www.in4care.be/happy-aging |
| Sigmund Freud University | R&D | Austria | www.sfu.ac.at |
| 50plus | End-users | Austria | www.50pluscenter.at |
| KempenLIFE | End-users | Netherlands | www.kempenlife.nl |
- Project name: AI-based Emotion Detection and Behaviour Change Robot Support System to Benefit Ageing Well (AID2BeWell)
- Coordinator: VicarVision (Netherlands)
- Website: www.aid2bewell.eu (under construction)
- Duration: 9 months
- Starting Date: 02/02/2022
- Total budget: € 453 986
- Public contribution: € 298 877
Objectives:
The AAL4All project aims to democratise the healthcare system by enabling and empowering next-of-kin caregivers to implement digital care monitoring solutions for prevention and improved quality of living for their older adults. The solution provides a Smart Home digital infrastructure as the non-stigmatizing early entry-level offer with the capability to add on digital Care Monitoring services and adapt to changing needs ‘as-a-Service’ over time, including the implementation of voice agent and first responder services via professional care providers.
Expected Results and Impact:
The consortium expects to have a game-changing solution ready for commercialisation by the end of the project, which will be based on non-medical smart home devices enriched with AI and learning care monitoring algorithms for informal and formal caregivers. In
addition to the financial impact shortly after project completion, we expect a significant impact on the quality-of-life for the majority of older adults living alone, and not least their informal next-of-kin caregivers in terms of peace of mind. The targeted non-obtrusive
and non-stigmatizing solution design will also have an ethical impact for the older adults.
Project partners
Partners involved in the project
| Organization | Type | Country | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anyware Solutions ApS | SME | Denmark | https://anyware.solutions/ |
| exthex GmbH | SME | Austria | https://www.exthex.com/ |
| Hochschule LuzerniHomeLab | R&D | Switzerland | https://www.ihomelab.ch |
| Cáritas Diocesana de Coimbra | End-users | Portugal | www.caritascoimbra.pt/ |
| Fundatia Ana Aslan International | End-users | Romania | www.anaaslanacademy.ro/ |
| bonacasa AG | SME | Switzerland | www.bonacasa.ch/ |
| Blaeksrutten | End-users | Denmark | www.blaeksprutten.dk/ |
- Project name: AAL4All
- Website: www.aal4all.com
- Coordinator: AnyWare Solutions (Denmark)
- Duration: 30 months
- Starting Date: 01/01/2022
- Total budget: € 2 100 000
- Public contribution: € 1 400 000
Objectives:
The project develops and evaluates new types of supportive, autonomy promoting, smart toilet solutions for ageing people and persons of all ages with impairments/disabilities.
There is a lack of such smart self-adapting toilets which are able to adapt to individual needs automatically. The project aims at empowering old and disabled people to leave home and participate in societal life by providing self-adapting toilets outside home in public or semi-public environments (e.g. in community centres, town halls, shopping malls, museums, theatres, hotels, leisure and sports areas etc.).
Expected Results and Impact:
This new type of toilet support in the new application area of (semi-)public places, will contribute to the active life of older and impaired persons, including wheelchair users and bariatric persons, making it easier for them to leave home and participate in social activities outside home knowing that accessible and personalised toilets optimised for their needs and wishes are available. This supports autonomy and participation and also increases safety during the use of the toilet. T4ME2 is applicable to multiple contexts, from newly built barrier-free toilets up to the recently proposed bigger Changing Places toilets (mostly in UK).
Project Partners
Partners involved in the project
| Organization | Type | Country | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| TU Wien (Vienna Univ. of Technology) | R&D | Austria | www.igw.tuwien.ac.at/hci/ |
| CareCenter Software GmbH | SME | Austria | www.carecenter.at/ |
| Stichting Gouden Dagen | End Users | The Netherlands | www.goudendagen.nl/ |
| Zorggroep Heilig Hart | End Users | Belgium | www.h-hart.be/ |
| BEIA Consult International | SME | Romania | www.beiaro.eu/ |
| On Site Foundation | End Users | Poland | www.namiejscu.org/ |
| Sanmedi bv | SME | The Netherlands | www.sanmedi.nl/ |
| cogvis software & consulting GmbH | SME | Austria | www.cogvis.at/ |
| Sanitronics International B.V. | SME | The Netherlands | www.sanitronics.eu/ |
| Santis Kft | SME | Hungary | www.santis.org/ |
- Project name: Toilet for me too, supporting active living in (semi-) public environments by suitable toilets (T4ME2)
- Website: http://toiletforme.com/, http://toilet4me-project.eu/t4me2.html
- Coordinator: TU Wien (Vienna Univ. of Technology)
- Duration: 36 months
- Starting Date: 01/03/2021
- Total budget: € 249 000 000
- Public contribution: €