Descrizione del progetto
Prendersi cura degli anziani con il movimento intelligente
In Europa, a causa del repentino invecchiamento della popolazione, sono oltre cento milioni le persone che si occupano dei propri parenti anziani senza riconoscimenti e retribuzioni. Circa il 50 % di questi badanti non ufficiali lavorano anche a tempo pieno. Con il peggioramento delle condizioni legate all’età, tuttavia, alcune persone sono costrette a lasciare la propria occupazione e dedicarsi a tempo pieno alle mansioni di badante, con pesanti ripercussioni sul proprio benessere economico e psicologico. Il progetto SAFELDER, finanziato dall’UE, allevierà il fenomeno introducendo sul mercato una soluzione innovativa: un dispositivo multi-sensore basato sul rilevamento avanzato di suoni e movimento. Provvederà al monitoraggio degli anziani e del loro ambiente domestico, nel rispetto della loro privacy ma consentendo al tempo stesso di garantirne la sicurezza e il supporto.
Obiettivo
In the middle of 21st century Europe will become ‘the oldest continent’ in demographical terms. Obviously, the older we get the more susceptible to age related diseases (i.e. Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease) and inevitable physical limitations we become. Many seniors cannot live without daily care, either formal or informal. Today, more than 100 million of Europeans provide informal care for their relatives and half of them combine unpaid and informal care with employment. About 7% of male and 11% of female employees regularly share their time between job and care duties. It equals from 50 % to 90 % of the overall cost of formal long-term care provision.
As the disease progresses, a senior usually requires more and more care. This, sooner or later, leads an informal caregiver (most of them are women) to the decision on job resignation: 21% of informal carers in Europe reduced their working hours and 18% withdraw from the labour market. Currently approx. 42% of non-working carers are in the lowest income quartile and 59% of non-working carers have difficulty making ends meet (compared to 24% and 46% for non-carers respectively). The prevalence of mental health problems among informal carers is 20% higher than among non-carer
We have developed Point - a smart, multi sensor device for home security. Point strikes a balance between privacy and the need for monitoring. Thanks to its unique sound and motion recognition capabilities Point is a credible alternative to cameras. Point can also detect changes in the home environment, i.e. temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, ambient light and smoke. Through Point’s mobile application, families, neighbours and friends can communicate and work together to look after their homes.In this project, we will define the technical and business requirements for a successful commercial launch of Point in the elderly care market segment.
Campo scientifico
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorsoptical sensors
- medical and health sciencesbasic medicineneurologyparkinson
- social scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementemployment
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesmeteorologyatmospheric pressure
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H2020-SMEInst-2018-2020-1
Meccanismo di finanziamento
SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1Coordinatore
211 30 MALMO
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