ICT-based solution for supporting Occupation in Life of older adults
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | VÅRD- & OMSORGSKOMPANIET I SVERIGE AB |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 2 201 117 |
| Project duration | July 2014 - December 2016 |
| Status | Completed |
Important results from the project
Elderly needs help in their private homes. Relatives, professional Caretakers take care and help in different tasks. A growing area is AAL-technologies, inhouse alarm, smart-house technologies. KNOTS will be developed to allow easy access for skilled/non-skilled users. Mobile User-interface will be primary implemented on commercial available tablets or a stationary system that can be used in meeting-points or. Access via browsers is also an option. It will have to service different levels of skill, be highly barrier free and the interface needs to adapt to the individual users.
Expected long term effects
KNOTS improve the development of integrated solutions for older people living at home by merging professional and voluntary caretakers, caretaking relatives, inhouse-emergency systems and AAL-technologies and corresponding services by creating a common accessible, barrier-free knowledge base. The KNOTS system fulfil easier integration for the partners around the elderly, with cost reduction and higher quality and security.
Approach and implementation
Phase 1: demand/need analysis was made on eldery and technichians in Sweden and Germany Phase 2: Input to hard and software developers plus draft business case Phase 3: First internal test on the system Phase 4: Improved hard & software Phase 5: Updated business case Phase 6: External test on the system Phase 7: Realizing business case