The WECARE project’s primary goal has
been to encourage older people to participate
in social networks in order to
enable them to contribute their valuable
experience to society, to prevent isolation
and loneliness and to improve their
well-being. By increasing their social
embedding and autonomy older people
will be able to live at home longer, and
will preserve their quality of life. Furthermore,
by enabling the planning of family
or informal care to older people more
efficiently, the demand for professional
care and social services will decrease
and the risk of burnout of informal carers
will also decrease.
In very general terms, the following business
models could be appropriate: in
Finland and Spain, the WECARE service
can be integrated into existing care services,
in order to improve the care services’
quality and to reduce operational
costs. In Ireland and The Netherlands,
the WECARE service can be packaged
with existing services, in order to improve
the added value of these services and to
raise revenues.
The ultimate goal of the WECARE project
has been to enable (local) governments
or providers of care or social services
to successfully develop and deploy
services like WECARE.

https://www.era-learn.eu/network-information/networks/aal-jp/call-2-2013-social-interaction/aal-wecare-2.0

• Western Europe and North America

• Older persons

The WECARE project’s primary goal has been to encourage older people to participate in social networks in order to enable them to contribute their valuable experience to society, to prevent isolation and loneliness and to improve their well-being. By increasing their social embedding and autonomy older people will be able to live at home longer, and will preserve their quality of life. Furthermore, by enabling the planning of family or informal care to older people more efficiently, the demand for professional care and social services will decrease and the risk of burnout of informal carers will also decrease.