ACTIVE AND ASSISTED
LIVING
Theoretically, it's very simple:
New technologies can be so helpful and supportive in the everyday life of older people that they can live independently in their own four walls without constant help from relatives or nursing staff.
Even if physical or mental impairments would otherwise make it difficult.
In practice it looks a little different:
The trick lies in the gap between the products and those who are supposed to use them:
Does a 30-year-old software developer understand the needs of an old person?
Does a Best Ager know what help is available, where it can be purchased and how it works?
We would like to close this gap and in our strategic focus "Active and assisted living" we devote ourselves to connecting solution providers and end customers.
Organizations and institutions concerned with the health and well-being of older people play an important role in this networking.
PROJECTS
Lighter living room in Haus Ester, Graz
The Geriatric Centers Graz, the human technology cluster and other partners developed a showroom in which a large number of digital and physical helpers can be tried out on site in peace and quiet. In this way, end users can familiarize themselves with the tools and ultimately decide for them – or against them. Conversely, manufacturers of age-assisting technologies receive valuable information about the potential for improvement of their product directly from their target group.
Corporate Call: Smart Aging
As part of the “Corporate Call”, the “Smart Aging” association is looking for the most innovative solutions in the field of “active and assisted living”.
We are looking for start-ups that make life easier for older people with their solutions. The focus is on applications that can be used in the home.
The target group should be able to live independently and safely within their own four walls for as long as possible.
HEALTH REGION STYRIA
- Access to new networks and markets
- Initiation of Styrian model regions
- (Co-)develop
the USP - Cooperation with regions for "active and healthy aging"
project partners
AAL Austria
AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH
Albert Schweitzer Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology
artSIP – more creative people
Aurox GmbH
e-nnovation better life solutions GmbH
elisabethinen graz gmbh
EOSS Industries Holding GmbH
evon GmbH
FH JOANNEUM Gesellschaft mbH
HerzensApp GmbH
ilvi GmbH
JOANNEUM RESEARCH Forschungsgesellschaft mbH
LifeBig
Merkur Innovation Lab GmbH
Opus Novo Ltd
Sanlas Holding GmbH
time cushion
News
HerzMobil Styria in Haus Esther
Haus Esther was opened in June 2022 in cooperation with the Geriatric Health Centers of the City of Graz (GGZ) and Human.technology Styria GmbH as a center for age-appropriate assistance systems with a showroom for assistive technologies to try out.
Living Lab for technology that assists the elderly starts in Graz
As a cooperation project between the Geriatric Health Centers (GGZ), Human.technology Styria GmbH (HTS) and other partners, a center for assistive technologies for the elderly was recently opened in Esther House at Bethlehemgasse 6 in Graz. A Living Lab specializing in Elderly Care and Social Innovation has also emerged as part of this center.
Age-assisting technologies to touch and try out
In June 2022, the Geriatric Health Centers Graz, the human technology cluster and other partners opened a showroom in Haus Esther in Graz, in which a large number of digital and physical helpers can be tried out on site in peace and quiet.
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