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Mapping of effective technology-based services for independent living for older people at home

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This report identifies and maps technology-based services which have successfully enhance the independent living of older adults at home in and outside Europe. This is the first deliverable of the research project "Long-term care strategies for independent living of older people (ICT-AGE)", as a study targeted to produce policy recommendations for DG EMPL to support Member States in their long-term care strategy, according to the EC policy priorities of the Social Investment Package, the European Semester and the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing. We found 14 different, mature and mainstreamed technology-based services for the independent living of older adults at home that effectively address a set of long-term care needs. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study that has managed to obtain a number of practices in technology-based services which have scientifically evidenced to increase the independence of older people living at home, improve the productivity of carers, enable better quality of care, and generate savings, contributing to the financial sustainability of the long-term care systems.

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  • Sephanie Carretero, 2015. "Mapping of effective technology-based services for independent living for older people at home," JRC Research Reports JRC91622, Joint Research Centre.
    • Handle: RePEc:ipt:iptwpa:jrc91622
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    1. Jacqueline Damant & Martin Knapp & Paul P. Freddolino & Daniel Lombard, 2016. "Effects of digital engagement on the quality of life of older people," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 65650, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    2. Gianluca Misuraca & Clelia Colombo & Csaba Kucsera & Stephanie Carretero & Margherita Bacigalupo & Raluca Radescu, 2015. "ICT-enabled Social Innovation in support of the Implementation of the Social Investment Package (IESI) - Mapping and Analysis of ICT-enabled Social Innovation Initiatives promoting Social Investment t," JRC Research Reports JRC97467, Joint Research Centre.
    3. Gianluca Misuraca & Csaba Kucsera & Fiorenza Lipparini & Christian Voigt & Raluca Radescu, 2016. "Mapping and Analysis of ICT-enabled Social Innovation initiatives promoting social investment in integrated approaches to the provision of social services: IESI Knowledge Map 2015," JRC Research Reports JRC101042, Joint Research Centre.
    4. Barlow, J & Knapp, M & Comas-Herrera, A & Damant, J & Freddolino, P & Hamblin, K & Hu, B & Lorenz, K & Perkins, M & Rehill, A & Wittenberg, R & Woolham, J, 2015. "The case for investment in technology to manage the global costs of dementia," Working Papers 72399, Imperial College, London, Imperial College Business School.

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    Keywords

    long-term care; social investment; social return; information and communication technologies; active and healthy ageing; quality of care; productivity; carers; financial sustainability; care; savings; ageing in place; social innovation;
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    • I00 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - General - - - General
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health

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