“Networked Homes” It is a very ambitious project that uses advanced technology (the communication system My TV phone) to stay in touch, through the TV screen, with the elderly people living aloneAnd help them make new friends, or check in with their old friends more often, even just for a chat.
The first phase, still experimental, began in Caltanissetta, thanks to the Etnos social cooperative (specializing in assisting vulnerable individuals) and the work of Bergamo-based engineer Roberto Manenti. "Case in rete" provides ongoing assistance to the elderly. For example, at the appropriate time, a caregiver appears on the screen, reminding them of the medications they need to take, their blood pressure to check, and the pulse oximeter to turn on. All with the utmost attention and the necessary promptness in an emergency.
Even through TV, seniors can exercise at home, take a cooking class, visit an exhibition, or listen to a podcast. But the most important thing is the ability to make video calls at any time of day, with friends old and new. To stay in company and banish the ghost of the past. solitude.
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