ELDCARE, prevention of loneliness and the social and health risks associated with aging

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ELDCARE, prevention of loneliness and the social and health risks associated with aging

ABD Associació Benestar Desenvolupament

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Eldcare is a personalized reminder tool equipped with a screen and a speaker, developed for people living alone in their homes and need support to improve their autonomy. It is a smart device developed and enhanced by ABD, an innovative technological tool to prevent unwanted loneliness and the social and health risks associated with aging.

The device offers personalized daily reminders in audiovisual format, with the aim of improving safety, preventing accidents at home, reducing the feeling of loneliness in the elderly and improving digital literacy. Without Wi-Fi, Eldcare launches short videos recorded by professionals and / or people close to the user, such as: “remember you have an appointment with your doctor today at 10 a.m.” or “remember to turn off heating before going to bed ”or“ remember to drink water and use the walker’s help at home ”, or the steps to follow to use your smartphone and make a video call.

This tool is not invasive or intrusive with the privacy of people and is very intuitive to use, respecting the preferences and needs of older people, because they always agree with them the type of message and the time when videos are playing. Also, it doesn’t play a random robot voice, but the image and voice of someone they know and trust.

Therefore, it is a person-centered care solution, based and developed on the verbal needs of the person, following the path to e-health and integrating new avenues of collaboration between social and health services. , preventing risky situations that could have a major social and economic impact in the field of health and social services.

Due to the pandemic of COVID-19, in which the digital divide has become even more visible, the use of Eldcare has been rethought, bringing it to the homes of people with a very low level of digital literacy in order to accompany them in the learning process about using their smartphone from a distance.

ADB Associació Benestar i Desenvolupament

MyGov Social, personalised recommendations for social services users

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MyGov Social, personalised recommendations for social services users

AOC and County Council of Vallès Oriental

Administració Oberta de Catalunya (AOC) and the County Council of Vallès Oriental, with the support of Bismart, has developed the MyGov Social programme on social services to offer personalised and proactive recommendations to citizens with social needs based on the Big Data analysis of personal data and the behaviour of anonymous users with the same sociodemographic profile.

Street Soccer Barcelona, a social and sports project for the homeless

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Street Soccer Barcelona, a social and sports project for the homeless

Street Soccer Barcelona Associació

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A social and sports project targeting the homeless and people in an acutely precarious social situation. The project leverages the power of football in order to address the reintegration process.

The programme offers football training, a small meal before or after the training and hygiene and showering facilities. The morning training sessions consist of an adapted and non-competitive profile featuring the classic aspect of football training, as well as a safe area for doing sports through talking and listening. The individual and collective dynamics offer a platform for players to show off their skills and to draw attention to the problems of the homeless and the true face of the housing problem. In this regard, Street Soccer Barcelona provides exposure for the reality of homelessness, albeit with a more positive approach.

AutonoMe, recognising emotion in people with disability

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AutonoMe, recognising emotion in people with disability

Institut de Robòtica per la Dependència, Fundació Ave Maria

Photo: Institut de Robòtica per a la Dependència

A sensor- and software-based system to record and analyse the emotional status of people with disability during educational activities. It measures the evolution of cognitive condition (memory, logic, coordination, fine motor skills…) and makes it possible to ascertain the emotional condition of people with a high degree of dependence in order to improve the personalisation of therapeutic interventions and, in turn, obtain a better psychosocial result.

Bitàcola, mental health prevention service in occupational settings

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Bitàcola, mental health prevention service in occupational settings

Fundació Joia

With the help of coaching for people with psychological and/or mental health diseases, the Bitàcola services analyses their demands and helps to reactivate their capacities in order to release their potential.

It offers people straightforward and dynamic tools that will enable them to accomplish their employment and personal objectives in a very short time. It produces an effect that prevents the person from losing their job through the psychological anxiety (for occupational or personal reasons) that affects people who are working or those who are on sick leave on account of mental health difficulties.

Smart Social Home Care, data for the elderly and vulnerable population

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Smart Social Home Care, data for the elderly and vulnerable population

Bismart

Large volumes of data for healthcare and social services planning

Smart Social Home Care collects data on social services, health, population, economic activity, use of basic supplies, waste management, and other aspects. The goal is to use this information to identify and predict groups and areas that need assistance.

The dashboards generated with this data allow professionals to visualize what is happening in their field and, thus, make better decisions to help the vulnerable population.

Nextcare, integrated care for chronic patients

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Nextcare, integrated care for chronic patients

Biocat

Foto: Nextcare

This project is linked to the Ris3Cat social and healthcare community that promotes the integration of social and health services for chronic patients in Catalonia through individualised assessments of health risk, welfare and pre-surgery prehabilitation programs, smart and adaptable case management, early diagnosis of diseases and conditions and the promotion of digital solutions.

eKauri, advanced telecare for elderly people, with disabilities, or in dependency situations

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eKauri, advanced telecare for elderly people, with disabilities, or in dependency situations

Association for Independent Living, Eurecat

Third-generation teleassistance that improves the quality of life for elderly people, individuals with disabilities, or those in dependent situations.

eKauri is an innovative tool for individuals who live alone or spend many hours alone at home and find themselves in some form of dependency situation. This device provides support to caregivers and family members with the aim of making the home a safer space, without compromising the privacy and independence of the person.

The system learns from the user and their environment by studying their routines and habits, in order to predict the user’s condition and anticipate future problems. eKauri adapts to each home in a personalized way through presence, lighting, and temperature sensors that monitor the attitude, behavior, and habits of the person.

Caregivers and family members receive alerts, summaries, and statistics about the data processed by the tool. Some of the functionalities include recording accessed rooms, exits from home, and sleep monitoring.

Fuel Poverty Group, defending the right to energy

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Fuel Poverty Group, defending the right to energy

ABD, EcoServeis

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Network of individuals and entities from different fields to combat energy poverty

Fuel Poverty Group promotes tools to reduce the amount of the gas and electricity bill by understanding the concepts that appear on the bill, as well as practical advice in daily life to make rational and efficient use of energy.

On the other hand, they also organize preventive and empowerment actions such as workshops, personalized information points, assistance in procedures, and interventions to defend energy rights.

A person is in a situation of energy poverty when they have difficulty paying for electricity, water, or gas supplies, or when they are unable to afford the economic cost of maintaining adequate temperature and humidity conditions in their home. According to the organization, this poverty has effects and consequences on the health, economy, and well-being of people who are in situations of greater social vulnerability.

IPS Methodology for the employment insertion of young people with mental disorders

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IPS Methodology for the employment insertion of young people with mental disorders

Fundació Joia

Pioneering methodology for employment insertion specialized in intervention with the mental health collective

The IPS methodology considers both training and job placement as part of the person’s recovery process from the very beginning. The traditional approach introduced this aspect at the end of clinical intervention with the youth. The new system prevents chronicity, facilitates recovery, and increases work motivation.

Weekly face-to-face contact between clinical professionals and job placement professionals allows for the creation of a climate of trust. In this way, workers from different fields work towards the same goal for the youth.

Fundació Joia IPS Methodology