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 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 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 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...
Read moreInside the Carelink Value Proposition Process
Around the third plenary meeting – held in the historic city of Leuven Belgium on 15./16 May 2018 – the business development group revisited and refined the Carelink Value Proposition. It is the aim of the project team to deliver a low-cost...
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