Project: CARE services advancing social interaction, health and well-being of elderly people AT HOME

Acronym CAREatHOME (Reference Number: aal-2010-3-147)
Duration 21/11/2011 - 21/11/2014
Project Topic Challenges addressed and AAL-solutions proposed To enclose the social support system for the elderly and carry this as a personalized communication and service channel in their home. Whereby the technology provide a two-way communication for family, friends and care givers as well as entertainment and services for household, shopping and community information. CARE@HOME also involve continuous, automatic and remote monitoring (by wireless / fixed sensors) of real time emergencies and lifestyle changes over time in order to manage the risks associated with independent living. 2. Target groups for the AAL-solution proposal elderly end-users: i.e. patients and healthy elderly 3. Technology to be employed NetTV, integrated voice and video communications as well as interactive technologies, remote monitoring (by wireless / fixed sensors), connectivity with familiar platforms, e.g. television and mobile/ wearable devices, ‘beyond the state of art’ end-to-end interface based on open-standards. 4. Business model CARE@HOME revenue model is based on ‘eService’-model (commission based revenues generated by giving third party service providers access to dedicated portals) 5. End user participation
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Network AAL
Call Call 3 – Self-serve Society

Project partner

Number Name Role Country
Actimage Luxembourg
Bournemouth Borough Council United Kingdom
Fondazione Santa Lucia Italy
Healthcare over Internet Protocol Community Interest Company United Kingdom
INTRAROM Romania
Mextal Netherlands
Philips Consumer Lifestyle Netherlands
Sendandsee Ltd Finland
Singular Romania Computer application S.R L. Romania
Stichting Nationaal Ouderenfonds / National Elderly Foundation Netherlands
Technical University Delft Netherlands
The Building Research Establishment United Kingdom
TP Vision Netherlands B.V. Netherlands
TXT e-Solutions Italy
Zorggemak Netherlands