SOCIAL WELFARE - MUNICIPALITY OF KIFISSIAS

The main goal of IDF project is to deplay, pilot and evaluate a wide and innovative range of highly personalized ICT – based solutions for fall detection and prevention management on elderly users. The project pilots and tests the falls solution across different countries, cultures, age groups and fall risk factors to more than 500 elderly users.

Elderly citizens of Municipality of Kifissia (number of users: 70)

3 years (May 2012 - July 2015)

The end users of the project are elderly people who will enjoy tailored and more effective ICT based fall management solutions. At the same time, medical experts and health professionals will offer, through individual and group sessions, a wide range of configuration, deployment support tools and services tailored to the end users’ profiles and target needs. The sessions will include physical and cognitive exercise using ΙCT solutions.

Singular Logic

3 health professionals

Municipality of Kifissia

The users from the three intervention groups have shown important progress regarding the improvement of their mood. Specifically, this improvement becomes apparent in their fight against the fear of living alone and, also, in the successful engagement with day-to-day responsibilities. Furthermore, the increase of their self esteem levels creates the desire for them to live independently from their wider family and social environment, or at least, with the least possible dependence on it. They, also, informed us for their pleasure to participate in the project and conditioning on the ICT solutions was a valuable help. (The final evaluations haven’t been completed, so we can’t include measurable results).

The injuries caused from falls are a basic reason of mortality, as they are the 6th most common cause of death, in people above 65 years old. Apart from the cost on the injured person, the falls of elderly people have a great financial and psychological cost for their family, too. Αlso, the community has to deal with the care and the expenses of allowances and benefits given in need of injuries. The improving of quality of life on elderly citizens and the time extension that the individuals live independently in their homes, using ICT - based solutions for fall detection and prevention is, also, a benefit.