As the Carelink project wraps up the team have taken some time to reflect on key outcomes and next steps. Enjoy the Carelink Newsletter now.
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Carelink Field Trial Learnings
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 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 Data Protection and Privacy
Alan Fitzpatrick, opensky Data Systems opensky has researched on important areas in the context of CARELINK such as Privacy Impact assessment, Consent and security. All data collected from a health or wellness wearable device should be...
Read moreAssessment of Risk for Alzheimer Patients by Monitoring Heartbeat and Identifying Falls
The Uninova team has worked to develop an app that can detect falls or risk of falls in the elderly. Research has indicated that falls are a big cause of concern in this demographic, resulting in follow on health implications that can seriously...
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...
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