Unfortunately, due to Covid 19 restrictions the team has been forced to postpone field trials with vulnerable elder users in Ireland and Portugal, and have instead moved to further engage with caregivers to gather more feedback on our final...
Read moreCarelink Mini-Video Series – Philip O’Brien Technical Lead
Philip O’Brien, Technical Lead TSSG, is leading the software development effort for Carelink. In this video he discusses the approach, key challenges and progress of Carelink’s software work. Philip outlines the characteristics of...
Read moreCarelink Partner OpenSky Launches New R&D centre
This October, Carelink partner, OpenSky has invested €1 million in its new Research & Development facility in Kildare,Ireland. The investment goes towards a dedicated team headed byTudor Pitulac, Manager of Research Projects. The team will...
Read moreCarelink MIni-VIdeo Series
Over the next couple of months a series of interviews will be published with key members of the Carelink Team which will give an overview of the project status, key technical information and other updates. This first video features an interview...
Read moreRequirements in the care of the elderly increase and demand new approaches
In this latest blog post, Swiss partner, Akademie Berlingen, a non-profit organisation discusses the need for new approaches to elder care. In Switzerland, as in other industrialized countries, the share of people in need of care in the resident...
Read moreEthical considerations for Carelink technology trials with vulnerable adults
Carelink is developing a smart location and tracking solution that will allow Persons with Dementia (PwD) the freedom to walk out of their front door with the knowledge that there is a safety net (Carelink), which warns their carer, if they are...
Read moreSolving the Battery Power Challenge
Battery power has been one of the challenges that the Carelink hardware team (Uninova) has been trying to solve. It is critical that a tracking device will maintain power during a wandering incident to ensure that a loved one can be located. Some...
Read moreCarelink-AAL Update
The project review in late 2018 was a good opportunity to take stock and assess progress on the team’s work towards achieving its goals. The review was positive and some excellent progress has been made on all fronts, progress which consolidates...
Read moreAAL Forum 2018
I have just returned from Carelink’s trip to the AAL Forum 24th-26th September 2018 (Ageing well in the digital age: a growing community of change makers) and it was, as per usual, an amazing event. Meeting old and new friends and discussing our...
Read moreHavenwood Nursing Care Facility & Retirement Village: Impressions & Learnings
With an ambition articulated from the outset, to develop something that not just advances state of the art technically but that is relevant to end users and can achieve business impact, we welcomed the invitation from Havenwood to visit their...
Read moreGetting a dementia diagnosis can be problematic
In Ireland, an online dementia diagnosis service is due to be rolled out imminently by Videodoc, claiming to make a 30 minute diagnosis feasible. This has the potential to reduce the process from the months and even years currently involved...
Read moreFunding a continued challenge as Alzheimer’s Ireland makes pre-budget submission
Funding care for people with dementia and their families continues to be a challenge with a shared emphasis across the EU on enabling individuals to live well and safely at home and within their communities as long as possible. There is a...
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