Raymond Morel 3899 days ago
ICT-AGE: A study on strategies for the use of
technologies in long term care
DG EMPL has commissioned the Information Society Unit at JRCIPTS
to develop long-term care strategies for the Member States.
The strategies will be developed in a project called “ICT-AGE: longterm
care strategies for the independent living of elderly people”
which will run between May 2013 and September 2014. In ICT-AGE,
the JRC-IPTS will study the implementation of ICT-based services
that have increased the possibilities for elderly people to live
independently at home, and also the productivity of carers and the
quality of care delivery.
For each ICT-based service, the research will identify and analyse
the business case and model, the technological components, the
technical standards and norms, the quality evaluation of the service
and its transferability. The research team will use a case-by-case
methodology based on a literature review, interviews with
stakeholders and on a consultation workshop. At the end of the
project, the JRC-IPTS will deliver a manual with guidelines for the
Member States on how to implement long-term care strategies to
increase the possibilities of older adults to continue living
independently at home with the use of technologies. Intermediate
results include a mapping of good practices of ICT-based services
for independent living, and a report with the case studies.
This research will help the European Commission to suggest
policies to the Member States in response to the growth of the
needs of the elderly, to ensure the access to long-term care, to
secure the quality of care and to maintain financial sustainability as
regards care delivery. The research has, in fact, been recently
highlighted in the Social Investment Package.
JRC-IPTS has previously conducted research into long-term care
and developed projects on ICT for domiciliary care (i.e. CARICT).
For more information, please visit the project website.
Contact: Stephanie Carretero, Clara Centeno