Projects

DAPAS (Deploying AAL Packages at Scale) aims at delivering a innovative solution, which is based on the needs of older adults and their relatives. The project will bring together successful outputs of previous AAL projects, like Emma, DALIA, zocaalo, kwido and RelaxedCare, developed from different companies in different countries. These innovative solutions will be combined […]

Smartwork (Smart Age-friendly Living and Working Environment) financed by the European Union, under Horizon 2020, aims at developing and validating innovative digital solutions so older workers can remain actively involved in their working life by helping them to renew their work skills and adopt healthier lifestyles, taking into account any age-related health conditions. The project […]

The ReHab project is a Cáritas Coimbra project, financed by Banco BPI, under the BPI Seniors 2018 program. With the increase in average life expectancy, we must put our eyes on the future and prevent and control the most common cognitive and motor diseases in older citizens. The various actions proposed will be implemented in […]

Jumpair (H2020 project – SME Instrument) Randomized controlled trial of Class IIa Medical Device. The Jumpair project aims to develop a prototype of an innovative device that combines an anti-decubitus massage system located underneath the wearer’s body with a cross-opening through an airflow. The prototype’s differentiating structure has sensors that measure body pressure, humidity, and […]

Toilet4Me project aims to create a smart bathroom, suitable for the older public. It is addressed to older people but also to all others who have disabilities and certain needs when using toilets outside the home, in public or semi-public environments. It seeks to create a system that is able to adapt itself to the […]

The Avik Project is co-funded by the ERASMUS+ Programme of the European Union. Avik aims at the exchange of intercultural skills for social inclusion. The objective of this project is to transfer, adapt regionally and evaluate 3 good practice models from 3 European project partners, for all European partners and other institutions.   NEWS ABOUT […]

This page presents the main results of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing (EIP-AHA) collaborative work between Action Group D4 and C2 – “Caregivers’ role in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) development and exploitation for Age-Friendly Environments (AFE)”.   THE OUTCOME The document reflects the result of a collaboration between the members of the […]

This page presents the main results of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing (EIP-AHA) privacy preferences collaborative work between Action Group C2 and D4 in the spring of 2018 on Privacy Preference Terms in Active and Healthy Ageing (AHA).   User preferences on privacy settings are meant to be complementary to data protection laws, […]

In June 2018, we invited a range of Portuguese organizations to create a broad network of partners around the themes of Inclusive Environments for All Ages and Ageing in Place. This invitation was brought on the context of several initiatives already under way in which Caritas Coimbra and Coimbra’s Nursing School participate at the European […]

PrimerCog is a platform of cognitive stimulation and training developed by MediaPrimer that can be used in computers or tablets and allows the customization of therapeutic intervention programs for rehabilitation or cognitive maintenance specific to several types of cognitive disorders. Caritas Coimbra participated in a pilot to validate the technology with several older persons during […]