Objectives:
Dehydration of elderly is a significant problem. AquaTime is a new IoT-enabled solution to monitor and motivate elderly people and provide an overview for caretakers of the hydration status of elderly citizens. The solution is aimed at the public healthcare sector.
The objective of this project is to define, develop and test a specific version of AquaTime that fulfills most wishes and requirements of the eldercare sector in Extremadura, Spain. The developed solution will be able to add value for all types of stakeholders such as end users, formal and informal caretakers and public sector decision makers.
Expected results and impact:
This project wants to make and test a solution that fits the needs of different stakeholders in the care sector in Extremadura, Spain, taking the language, care sector, culture and climate into account. It is estimated that AquaTime can be used to reduce the risk of dehydration. It will also lead to an understanding of the potential for process improvement (e.g. a more uniform level of care with respect to dehydration), improved quality of life and cost savings. After the project has finished (and approvals, e.g. CE marking, have been obtained), AquaTime can be deployed in the market.
Partners
Partners involved in the project
| Organization | Type | Country | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heveas | SME | Denmark | www.heveas.com |
| Medbroker | SME | Denmark | www.medbroker.com |
| Designit Oslo | SME | Norway | www.designit.com |
| FundeSalud | End Users | Spain | www.fundesalud.es |
- Project name: AQUATIME – The Smart Hydration Assistant
- Website: To be launched
- Coordinator: Heveas
- Duration: 9 months
- Starting date: 01/01/2020
- Total budget: € 270.000
- Public contribution: € 170.000
Contact:
Soren Jensen
E.: ssj@heveas.com
T.: +45 36699 1354
Objectives
The goal of this project is to develop immersive serious games to increase motivation in elderly patients in nursing homes or daily centers and, above all, test the using of these technologies (more mature and affordable nowadays) in combating cognitive impairment. We will specially focus on some mental capacities that could be trained and measures, such as attention or executive functions. And we would analyse both impact in cognitive status but also the feedback of those elderly users to conclude if there’s a sustainable business model behind VR & AR related to therapies against cognitive impairment.
Expected results and impact
- For patients in nursing homes, it would offer new and attractive ways to perform cognitive stimulation therapies (VR and AR), involving different types of end users in two different countries, so we could analyse even how the cultural differences impact in the results of the tests.
- We would also validate the benefits for those end-user organisations, in terms of positive changes in the state of their patients, but also in the impact in their own processes and workers and the marketing it could give them.
- The project will also try to analyse the existence of a potential new market for cognitive stimulation across Europe.
Partners
Partners involved in the project
| Organization | Type | Country | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ideable Solutions S.L. | SME | Spain | www.ideable.net |
| Ana Aslan International Foundation | End User | Romania | www.anaaslanacademy.ro |
| Center for Assisted Living Technology, Health and Care | End User | Denmark | www.velfaerdsteknologi.aarhus.dk/english |
| University of Deusto, eVIDA | R&D | Spain | www.deusto.es |
- Project name: Virtual and Augmented reality for combating cognitive – VirtuAAL
- Coordinator: Ideable Solutions, SL
- Duration: 6 months
- Starting date: 05/2019
- Total budget: € 357.650,00
- Public contribution: € 273.072,50
Objectives
Physical activity is known to improve many of the factors associated with ageing and helps older adults to maintain their well-being, functional ability and independence. However, maintaining an active lifestyle or recovering from injury/illness is a challenge, especially for the elderly, motivation is a key factor. Therefore, SALSA creates a unique, trustworthy tool for creating a supportive and motivating environment that eliminates barriers for seniors to begin and sustain an active lifestyle.
Expected results and impact
Expected result of SALSA is a smart, app-based-solution that optionally includes (body) sensors to support physiotherapy and all aspects of starting and maintaining an active lifestyle for older adults. SALSA helps to eliminate the barriers that hinder seniors from beginning and sustaining an active lifestyle, by implementing appropriate motivation methods, especially by creating a supportive network that engages the community. The output of SALSA is a mature, integrated and validated solution. Consequently, the rollout timeframe is expected to be approximately one year following the end of the project.
Partners
Partners involved in the project
| Organization | Type | Country | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIFEtool | End user | Austria | www.lifetool.at |
| Netural | SME | Austria | www.netural.com |
| YouToo | SME | Austria | www.youtoo.help |
| Mira | SME | Romania | www.mirarehab.com |
| National Foundation for the Elderly | End user | The Netherlands | www.ouderenfonds.nl |
| Roessingh Research and Development | R&D | The Netherlands | www.rrd.nl |
| terzStiftung | End User | Switzerland | www.terzStiftung.ch |
- Project name: Supporting an Active Lifestyle for Seniors through an innovative App-based system for Fitness and Physiotherapy (SALSA)
- Website: www.salsa-project.com
- Coordinator: LIFEtool gemeinnützige GmbH
- Duration: 36 months
- Starting date: 02/2019
- Total budget: € 2.590.000
- Public contribution: € 1.630.000
CARU cares
In order to evaluate the acceptance and effectiveness of the solution, a main focus throughout the project are field tests of the CARU device and its functionalities. Today, CARU is on the market and ...
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Technology should make people’s lives simpler. CARU is a device that facilitates communication between elderly people, relatives and caregivers. It also provides relevant information about behaviour changes or similar to caregivers. Interaction with the device is carried out by voice commands, which is the most natural way of interaction for us humans. In the project, we will evaluate the acceptance of and the effectiveness for all stakeholders. Also, we will implement and test a completely new feature: Care documentation by voice, which could reduce time pressure and improve care quality.
Expected results and impact
As CARU is already commercially available, the project aims to optimize the impact of the solution to end-users. This includes the safety of elderly as well as their feeling of social inclusion and autonomy. We expect this to increase significantly by the use of CARU. For caregivers we strive to improve the attractiveness of the profession by decreasing time pressure and making processes more efficient. The new features of documentation by voice and announcement of the arrival time have a great potential for that (by saving time) and we aim to proof this during the project.
Partners
Partners involved in the project
| Organization | Type | Country | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARU AG | SME | Switzerland | www.caruhome.com |
| Bonacasa | SME | Switzerland | www.bonacasa.ch |
| Hochschule Luzern Tand A, iHomeLab | R&D | Switzerland | www.ihomelab.ch |
| Johanniter gGmbH | User | Austria | www.johanniter.at |
| Fachhoschule Wiener Grafik Design Werkstats | R&D | Austria | www.fhwn.ac.at |
| Schneeweis Wittmann Grafik Design Werkstat | SME | Austria | http://www.schneeweiswittmann.at/ |
| Senior Living Group | LARGE INDUSTRY | Belgium | www.srliving.be |
| Vienna University of Economics and Business | R&D | Austria | www.wu.ac.at |
- Project name: CARU cares
- Website: www.carucares.com
- Coordinator: Hochschule Luzern Tand A, iHomeLab
- Duration: 36 months
- Starting date: 06/2019
- Total budget: € 2.400.000
- Public contribution: € 1.200.000
COGNIVITRA
Cognitive care is largely dependent on traditional methods, only feasible in the presence of a health professional. These are centered in institutions, lacking technological tools and away from ...
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The trend for the upcoming years in terms of care and cure integration is characterized by shifting interventions to the home environment. COGNIVITRA will develop an ICT-based solution for cognitive vitality training at home. The growth in the incidence of different neurodegenerative diseases that leads to cognitive impairment is a growing problem worldwide. However, current care systems lack resources to address the growing number of patients requiring intervention.
Expected results and impact
COGNIVITRA will address the need for remote monitoring of patients’ cognitive and physical evolution for longer and more continuous periods, and for a more collaborative network for health professionals and carers. COGNIVITRA aims improving overall Quality of Life for primary end-users in at least 5% scoring in WHOQOL-OLD; reducing stress for carers (secondary end-users) at least 10% on Zarit Burden interview; containing the costs associated with healthcare for people at risk of cognitive impairment.
Neuroinova estimates to launch COGNIVITRA in the market by the end of 2022.
Partners
Partners involved in the project
| Organization | Type | Country | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| IPN | R&D | Portugal | www.ipn.pt |
| NIV | SME | Portugal | www.cogweb.pt |
| PSSJD | End user | Spain | www.pssjd.org |
| RHZ | End user | Luxembourg | www.rehazenter.lu |
- Project name: COGNItive VItality TRAining at home – COGNIVITRA
- Website: http://cognivitra.las.ipn.pt
- Coordinator: Instituto Pedro Nunes
- Duration: 36 months
- Starting date: 02/2019
- Total budget: € 773.072,54
- Public contribution: € 581.015,28
Contact
António Cunha
E.: cunha@ipn.pt, T:. +351239700933
João Quintas
E.: jquintas@ipn.pt, T.: +351239700933
Resilien-T
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) causes mild but measurable changes in cognitive abilities in people. These changes are greater than would be expected for the affected person’s age, but they do not ...
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Many elderly people suffer from one or another Mild Cognitive Impairment (PwMCI). Among many is forgetfulness which may or may not progress to dementia. They are faced with doubt, worry and diminishing self-worth while often being afraid to look for help. We will develop RESILIEN-T to act as a coach to improve the PwMCI self-management in different dimensions such as nutrition, physical activities, social activities and cognitive training. RESILIEN-T does not give orders, but advice and encouragement. By putting the final decision in their hands the PwMCI can maintain their independence and dignity.
Expected results and impact
Help people with Cognitive impairment in living a healthy, active and meaningful life, being empowered by nutritional guidance, physical activity promotion, cognitive exercise, social activity and positive care planning. Support them in exploiting their individual’s residual competencies. Offer a services to People living with Mild Cognitive Impairment or early stage dementia that are usually difficult to reach by regular care organizations, which results in a care service vacuum.
Partners
Partners involved in the project
| Organization | Type | Country | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Istituto Nazionale Ricovero e cura anziani | R&D | Italy | www.inrca.it |
| Universita Politecnica delle Marche | R&D | Italy | www.univpm.it |
| University of Toronto | R&D | Canada | www.utoronto.ca |
| BSD design | SME | Switzerland | www.bsdesign.eu |
| Switzerland Innovation Park Biel/Bienne | SME | Switzerland | www.sipbb.ch |
| GoldenAge SARL | SME | Switzerland | www.amigoclub.me |
| Vilans | R&D | The Netherlands | www.nilans.nl |
| Compaan | SME | The Netherlands | www.uwcompaan.nl |
| Careyn | End user | The Netherlands | www.careyn.nl |
- Project name: Technology driven self-management for building resilience among people with early stage cognitive impairment – Resilien-T
- Website: https://www.resilien-t.eu/
- Coordinator: Istituto nazionale ricovero e cura anziani (INRCA)
- Duration: 36 months
- Starting date: 03/2019
- Total budget: € 2.340.000
- Public contribution: € 1.475.000
Objectives
The project develops and tests a 3D location sensor infrastructure to be deployed in serviced elderly homes. For the end-user, the proposed monitoring system alerts not only incidents like fall detection, but also provides insight in the end-user’s condition. In addition, the system reports activities of care personnel so that professional care providers receive automated feedback on effectiveness of their services. The infrastructure grows from a Home Automation comfort proposition into high-intensity surveillance as the client gets older, hence adding value to serviced elderly real-estate.
Expected results and impact
The project will increase Quality of Life for Primary and secondary end-users. It will respect privacy (no cameras), integrates well in user’s daily life (service take-up) and respects their dignity (no stigma). Urgent incidents (e.g. fall) are reported with less false negatives (<1%) and positives (<10%). It will increase care worker’s effectiveness (eliminates reporting “red tape”, so that more quality time is available to do the job). We primarily aim at serviced institutions, in which we observe the best business potential. We aim to start deployments within 1 year after project, targeting >1000 users.
Partners
Partners involved in the project
| Organization | Type | Country | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| MV | SME | Belgium | www.magicview.tv |
| ARX-IT | SME | Switzerland | www.arxit.com |
| FhP-AICOS | R&D | Portugal | www.aicos.fraunhofer.pt |
| TERZ | End user | Switzerland | www.terzstiftung.ch |
Project name: Indoor Activity Notification for Vigilance Services (IANVS)
Website: http://www.aal-ianvs.eu/
Coordinator: Magicview Connected Products Belgium BVBA
Duration: 24 months
Starting Date: 03/2019
Total budget: € 2.300.000
Public contribution: € 1.250.000
Objectives
Falls are the most serious and frequent home accident amongst the elderly and are a major reason for admission to hospitals, nursing or residential homes. The increased fragility of elderly people is one of the most important risk factors in determining falls. Whilst most of the existing solutions are focused on detecting falls, the frAAgiLe solution aims to intervene earlier, to both prevent and detect frailty at home, using no extra sensors in the house and with almost no human intervention. frAAgiLe will provide a new, disruptive approach for combating mental and physical frailty by using video training, serious games, body recognition and tracking by a tablet and a smartwatch.
Expected results and impact
The created platform will be offered and commercialized in most European countries 2 years after the projects’ end. frAAgiLe solution will attract elderly people at first, but also family members, caregivers, eldercare service providers, thus contributing to building a new economy and to enhancing the social inclusion of its members. A simple app will increase the accessibility to fragility tools and wearables, reducing the time for direct interaction with therapists and doctors and making the project quite scalable. The final result will be a platform suitable for current potential user needs, but open to changes, flexible and adaptable to the users’ and carers’ changing requirements.
Partners
Partners involved in the project
| Organization | Type | Country | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ideable Solutions S.L. | SME | Spain | www.ideable.net |
| Ana Aslan International Foundation | End user | Romania | www.anaaslanacademy.ro |
| Agecare (Cyprus) LTD – Materia Group | End user | Cyprus | www.materia.com.cy |
| University of Deusto, eVIDA | R&D | Spain | www.deusto.es |
| terzStiftung | End user | Switzerland | www.terzstiftung.ch |
| University of Geneva | R&D | Switzerland | www.unige.ch |
| SingularLogic Romania Computer Application SRL. | SME | Romania | www.singularlogic.eu |
| Innovation Laboratory Ltd. | SME | Hungary | www.innolabor.hu |
| Bay Zoltan Nonprofit Ltd. For Applied Research | R&D | Hungary | www.bayzoltan.hu |
- Project name: Platform for detecting and preventing frailty and falls – frAAgiLe
- Website: www.fraagile.eu
- Coordinator: Ideable Solutions, SL , Spain
- Duration: 24 months
- Starting Date: 07/2019
- Total budget: € 2.246.554,08
- Public contribution: € 1.451.616,78
Objectives
The area of personal hygiene and toilet use is an important area in daily life which unfortunately has not yet found much interest in the AAL community. Toilet4me addresses ageing people and persons of all ages with impairments/disabilities and their needs when using a toilet outside home in public or semi-public environments (e.g. in community centres, shopping malls, theatres, hotels etc.). The aim of Toilet4me is to elaborate and verify a detailed concept for a potential future larger RDI project for actually implementing and evaluating the envisaged Toilet4me system.
Expected results and impact
For older persons and persons with impairments/disabilities improved body stability by optimal sitting height, supporting sitting-down and standing-up transition, improved safety and thereby motivation/empowerment to leave home and participate in social and active life. For secondary users reduced workload, and enhanced possibilities of providing for outside activities. For institutions, hotels, other semi-public places offering better service for community, enter important emerging market (accessible tourism).
Toilet4me
Partners involved in the Toilet4me project
| Organization | Type | Country | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| TU Wien (Vienna University of Technology) | R&D | Austria | www.tuwien.ac.at |
| CareCenter Software GmbH | SME | Austria | www.carecenter.at |
| Resto VanHarte | End User | The Netherlands | www.restovanharte.nl |
| Instituto Pedro Nunes | R&D | Portugal | www.ipn.pt |
| BEIA Consult International | SME | Romania | www.beiaro.eu |
| Cáritas Diocesana de Coimbra | End User | Portugal | www.caritascoimbra.pt |
| Sanmedi bv | SME | The Netherlands | www.sanmedi.nl |
| Ihcare, Lda | SME | Portugal | www.ihcare.pt |
- Project name: Toilet4me – Study on personalised toilets supporting active living in (semi-) public environments
- Website: www.toilet4me-project.eu
- Coordinator: TU Wien (Vienna University of Technology)
- Duration: 6 months
- Starting date: 11/2018
- Total budget: € 280.001 (t.b.c.)
- Public contribution: € 198.846 (t.b.c.)
Objectives
An increasing number of adults aged 55 and more can be found driving on European roads. This number increases due to overall ageing of the European population. Although ageing can be associated to physical and cognitive problems, most ageing people still like to drive. Maintaining mobile for a longer period of time has many advantages, such as maintaining independent, with an active life style and social life. The goal of the project is to develop and evaluate (innovative) services to support older adults to drive safe for a longer period of time.
Expected results and impact
On the long term, the following societal impacts are expected:
- To allow ageing car users to maintain mobile for a longer period of time, under safer conditions, by using personalised Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS).
- To provide stakeholders with a measurable basis to identify safe and unsafe behaviour, which can be used for different target groups.
Within the 6-month project duration, we expect:
- To gain insight in ageing car user’s interests in the use of personalised ADAS with the purpose of driver training and monitoring.
- To develop user interface concepts which focus on ageing car users.
- To identify a feasible and realistic business model around services for senior drivers.
- To prepare the introduction of a driver feedback and monitoring system allowing ageing car users to learn and maintain safe driving behaviour, within the limitations of their skill set.
- To identify and potentially validate the benefits of the use of personalised ADAS in an ageing population for end-user organisations.
Partners
Partners involved in the CARA project
| Organization | Type | Country | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| F2S2 | SME | Belgium | www.F2S2.be |
| EURAG Austria | End User | Austria | www.eurag.at |
| JESCO Auto Training School | SME | Belgium | www.jesco.be |
| KBO-PCOB | End User | The Netherlands | www.kbo-pcob.nl |
| Paris Lodron University Salzburg | R&D | Austria | www.uni-salzburg.at |
| SD-Insights | SME | The Netherlands | www.sd-insights.eu/ |
- Project Name: CuARdian Angel
- Website: www.cuardian-angel.eu
- Coordinator: F2S2
- Duration: 6 months
- Starting Date: 03.12.2018
- Total Budget: € 325.000
- Public contribution: € 230.000