Technical assistance in sociocultural engagement and care concepts – technology in the district

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Using the measures initiated in the context of this individual project, districts are sustainably empowered to implement technical solutions for the participation of citizens in care at home for older people, as well as encouraging the use of technology by older people. Recommendations for actions are developed, which enable the wide transnational transfer of experience to other municipalities in the Lake Constance area. Being able to lead a self-determined life and staying in your own home as long as possible is particularly valuable to people who require support. Everyday tasks can quickly become a challenge with increasing age and the growing need for support, despite the help of professional and informal care persons (such as family members). It is at this point that the IBH Living Lab "Active and Assisted Living" intervenes. The objective of this research and innovation network made up of a number of universities and practice partners from the Lake Constance region is to develop "assistance systems for self-determined living” and to implement and test them under real conditions. In the IBH-Living lab, people who are starting to or already need support use various AAL products. In return, they and their family members or carers in the care home report on their experience with the products. These experiences are then included, for example, in the further development of products and services in the field of AAL or the building up of strategies, in order to find out how AAL products can best be made accessible to a wide public. In the “technology in the district" sub-project, recommendations for action are developed, whereby developments from districts in municipalities in the Lake Constance region and technical assistance systems mutually benefit from each other. As sustainable district development can only occur in long-term processes, districts with better mobilised citizen participation offer particular potential for ensuring integration within the limited period of the project. As a USP, cooperation is initiated explicitly with districts that have already undergone advanced district development and mobilisation processes. Due to the measures initiated in the context of the project, the participating districts will be sustainably empowered to use technical solutions to support their work, and to encourage the use of technology required by citizens in the district.

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