Is Ambient Assisted Living the Panacea for Ageing Population?

Download or read book Is Ambient Assisted Living the Panacea for Ageing Population? written by Marco D'Angelantonio and published by IOS Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ageing population of Europe is a well-documented phenomenon and there is general agreement that it has serious implications for all European citizens as well as for policymakers and politicians. The current paradigm of caring for elderly citizens in residential homes is becoming untenable and it is also unpopular with many elderly people themselves. New ways of caring which engage and empower older adults more actively, and are also more cost-effective, must be found.The four-year DREAMING elDeRly-friEndly Alarm handling and MonitorING project carried out randomized controlled trials across six pilot sites to assess the impact