The vision of ALADDIN was to develop a
trustworthy and reliable system supporting
patients with dementia and their informal
carers in the management of the
disease from home. The system aims
to early detect symptoms that predict
decline, avoid consequent emergencies
and secondary effects and, ultimately,
prolong the period that patients can
remain safely cared at home. The platform
supports carers, patients, clinicians
and other service providers in efficiently
planning, managing and monitoring the
patients’ and carers’ health status, primarily
to avoid emergencies.
The system features described above
have a direct impact on the quality of life
of dementia patients and their carers,
but they might also have a significant
impact on the national healthcare systems,
allowing for the reduction of costs
resulting from the delayed institutionalisation
of the patients.
The balance between tools and patient
tools would require further investigation.
In parallel, technical innovation towards
integrated platforms is required to allow
a more diverse set of conditions to be
managed.

http://www.aal-europe.eu/projects/alladin/

• Western Europe and North America

• Older persons
• People with disabilities

The aim of the project is to utilise state-of-the-art in ICT in order to develop an integrated solution for the self-management of dementia patients, and develop innovative tools to support this procedure. This solution can be conceived as an integrated platform enabling distant monitoring of patient status and facilitating personalised intervention and adaptive care. The project aims at: Supporting maintaining health and functional capability, through the risk assessment and the early detection of deterioration symptoms of the patients and distress signs of their carers; Providing the means for the self-care and the self-management of chronic conditions, through the development social networking as well as educational tools; Providing added value to the individual, leveraging his/her quality of life, and supporting the moral and mental upgrade of both patients and carers; Enhancing the home-as-care environment through the provision of user-friendly ICT tools for frequent, unobtrusive monitoring.