HOPE was a budgeted solution that is installed at the older adults people’ homes, providing services for (a) life-long, self-organized, appropriate educational environment and access to information, (b) care management and health support, (c) self-monitoring and decision making. The HOPE solution consisted of an integrated, smart platform that manages a smart home with different functionalities for security, fall detection and communication. The system can be split up into two main blocks: the Server Block and the Home Block, which represent the main agent and every subsystem at each elderly user’s home respectively. The main innovation is primarily on user interface and service concepts. The service and the user interface have been tailored for users who have challenges with mainstream digital applications and devices.
Estimated time to market: 2 years

http://www.hope-project.eu

• Western Europe and North America

• Older persons
• People with disabilities

Smart Home for Elderly People (HOPE) is an integrated, smart platform that enables the elderly people with Alzheimer's disease to use innovative technology for a more independent life, easy access to information, monitor their health, and serve as a source of inspiration for users as well as for people working with assistive devices. Moreover, it enables them to perform by themselves activities they were not able to do before and which are important for their daily personal life. HOPE consists of a self-operated, self-adjusted, innovative intelligent IP Based Universal Control Box (UCB) that use intelligence to manage the various connected subsystems and devices within a residence of the elderly people.