Missed our webinar on Ethical Excellence? You can watch it online now!
As a part of the European Dialogues seminars, the AAL Programme organised an online event “Ethics and privacy in the age of digital transformation” on 29 June in collaboration with R2M. We would like ...
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Raise a glass to a smart solution to dehydration
Introducing the smart solution to combatting dehydration in older people – Aquatime, an internet-connected glass that monitors fluid intake and reminds users to drink up Older people are far more at ...
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Public opinion on life extension – an example from Slovenia
Life extension – the goal to achieve health, vitality, and youthfulness at the age of one hundred or even a hundred and fifty with help of advance science and technology – evokes different responses. ...
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A cautious welcome to the EU’s buffet of ideas on ageing
AAL’s Klaus Niederländer welcomes the EU’s focus on Europe’s ageing population in its latest green paper and public consultation. But despite the attention it has brought to the challenges this issue ...
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The key to a better life with dementia. Guest blog by Dr. Lizzy Boots
What if we hold the key to a better life with dementia, but we don’t use it? It is my belief that we need to focus on increasing the self-confidence of our healthcare professionals to make ...
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EC Green Paper on Ageing: Call for participation in public consultation
The recently published Green Paper on Ageing by the European Commission is intended to kickstart a broader discussion on the future of Europe and on the effects of demographic change on people’s way ...
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Five AAL technologies that can help you look after your loved ones
When we think about the long-term care of older people, the first image that springs to mind might be of care homes staffed by professional carers who have been trained and are paid to look after ...
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How can music and technology help people living with dementia?
by Lisa Kelly, University of Limerick Although musical memory processes are not universally immune to dementia, people living with the disease often retain the ability to sing familiar songs, ...
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Thank you for attending AAL Info Day 2021!
The AAL Call 2021 was presented on 27 January 2021, where 360 people gathered from all over Europe. During the sessions, the Call topic 2021 was explained to the public, as well as some case studies ...
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The European Week of Active and Healthy Ageing
Bringing the focus on ageing well in Europe in the 2020s The 1st edition of the European Week of Active and Healthy Ageing (EWAHA), took place last week, between 2 and 6 November, 2020 in an online ...
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