This article, in Danish, was published March 28, 2011, and explains how ISISEMD system is working to help those with dementia and similar cognitive impairments stay safely in their own homes.
Dementia citizens get help to stay longer in their own homes, and a project running in Frederikshavn (Denmark) helps them. The project is currently testing the Assistive Technology equipment with 10 people in Denmark with mild dementia. The aim of the system is to make living with dementia easier and safer for both themselves and their families.
Lifeline for relatives
The heart of the system is a screen that stands in the dementia home. It looks like a regular, flat computer screen, but it is a touchscreen and serves as the lifeline for those with dementia to their relatives. At the touch of the screen, the relatives are notified that the person with dementia needs help. But the screen also helps to bring together a number of technological aids.
Combining existing solutions into one system
There are several existing technologies that can be used to help people with cognitive impairments to maintain their independence and ISISEMD aims to combine several of these into one easy to use system. Using sensors in the kitchen, the system can, for example, tell the person with dementia if they have forgotten to turn off the stove, close the refrigerator door or shut off the water if these things have been left unattended for a certain period of time. If the person with dementia becomes disoriented, lost or needs help when they are outside the home, they can press a button on the GPS in their pocket. This way, the relatives can locate exactly where they are and can even call the device as if it were a mobile phone. "We gather some existing Assistive Technologies into one system. Together, they provide greater security and Quality of Life," says Anne Abildgard, development manager for the elderly in Frederikshavn. The project runs in collaboration with Aalborg University and the money comes from EU funds and partly from Frederikshavn.
Technology helps those with Dementia stay safer and in their own homes
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seniors with cognitive problems or Mild Dementia
Monday, July 11, 2011
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
ISISEMD project was presented at Windows of Opportunity 2011 Event (WO11) @Aalborg, Denmark
The international event Windows of Opportunity 2011 (WO11), part of the initiative Europe Unlimited, took place in Aalborg (Denmark) on 16th of June 2011. It was co-located with two other big international Biomedical events.
The goal of WO2011 is to connect European medtech entreprenuers with venture capitalists, angel investors, private equity investors and industrial investors.
This event was significant for ISISEMD project in the sense to attract investors and to create awareness of the ISISEMD results.
At the Event there was an ISISEMD stand for the purpose of showing and illustrating to broad audience and investors the services and their functions when being implemented into the homes of elderly people with mild dementia. In order to do this, the partners from Frederikshavn Anne Abildgaard and Linda Hejes attended for explaining to people, how the services work on the background of their knowledge and experience from working directly with the elderly people with mild dementia at the Frederikshavn pilot site. The manager of pilot operation Anelia Mitseva from North Denmark EU-Office and her colleagues Imre Danel and Heidi Westerby were also at the demo stand with the objective to explain the technical level of the ISISEMD services.
A 10-min presentation of the ISISEMD project was conducted by Anelia Mitseva and was rated by a panel of four expert reviewers. There was an audience of 30 people, approximately. The purpose was to explain and present the ISISEMD project to potential investors, thus create awareness. Focal points were to present the objective and background of the project, results and perspectives. The reviewers’ feedback was positive and they showed interest in the project idea and results, however, the project not being completed yet was a challenge for explaining future points and decisions in the project. In general, the ISISEMD project attracted interest of the audience and reviewers.
Anelia Mitseva
The goal of WO2011 is to connect European medtech entreprenuers with venture capitalists, angel investors, private equity investors and industrial investors.
This event was significant for ISISEMD project in the sense to attract investors and to create awareness of the ISISEMD results.
At the Event there was an ISISEMD stand for the purpose of showing and illustrating to broad audience and investors the services and their functions when being implemented into the homes of elderly people with mild dementia. In order to do this, the partners from Frederikshavn Anne Abildgaard and Linda Hejes attended for explaining to people, how the services work on the background of their knowledge and experience from working directly with the elderly people with mild dementia at the Frederikshavn pilot site. The manager of pilot operation Anelia Mitseva from North Denmark EU-Office and her colleagues Imre Danel and Heidi Westerby were also at the demo stand with the objective to explain the technical level of the ISISEMD services.
A 10-min presentation of the ISISEMD project was conducted by Anelia Mitseva and was rated by a panel of four expert reviewers. There was an audience of 30 people, approximately. The purpose was to explain and present the ISISEMD project to potential investors, thus create awareness. Focal points were to present the objective and background of the project, results and perspectives. The reviewers’ feedback was positive and they showed interest in the project idea and results, however, the project not being completed yet was a challenge for explaining future points and decisions in the project. In general, the ISISEMD project attracted interest of the audience and reviewers.
Anelia Mitseva
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