Implementation of the Independent Living service based on innovative technologies that improve the quality of life of the elderly

About this project

<p><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color: #000000">Private housing targeted at the elderly is at a very early stage of development in Poland. The majority (3/4) of Polish seniors live in their own households. Statistics show that two thirds of seniors would like to live independently and occasionally use the assistance of their relatives, friends and neighbours. One of their key everyday problems is the conflict between their need for independence and the need for feeling safe. The housing conditions determine to a considerable extent seniors’ life quality as the time spent at home is increasing with age to 21-24 hours per day. Most of apartments and houses currently used by the present and future seniors are not adjusted to the needs of the elderly, so the project aims to address that problem. </span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="color: #000000">The objective of the project is to introduce a new Independent Living (IL) service through the construction of a senior housing facility comprising 43 senior apartments. The IL service shall be provided through technological solutions that support daily lives of the elderly and improve their safety and quality of life, including implementation of an intelligent system of automatic monitoring of health and safety of the elderly, monitoring threats and an intelligent system of controlling light and heating. An innovative Norwegian „KOMP” technology that enables simple, remote communication of the elderly with younger generations and prevents their loneliness and seclusion from social life will be provided by the project partner, NO ISOLATION AS.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;, sans-serif">The project involves construction and equipment works of the IL senior facility, branding and legal preparations, development and implementation of IL technological solutions, and purchase of equipment for the facility coordinator.</span></span></p>

Bilateral cooperation results

Cooperation with the Norwegian partner contributed to: 1. To learn about and implement the new Norwegian KOMP technology on the Polish market. 2. Adaptation of the Norwegian partner No Isolation's KOMP product to the Polish market and thus open a new market and export channel for the Norwegian partner - the partner's participation in our project has made it possible to cooperate with the beneficiary with a view to developing a Polish version of the KOMP device and implementing it on the Polish market, where the Norwegian partner has so far been absent3. Popularization of Norwegian technology on the Polish market 4. Experience in international cooperation 5. Establishing long-term cooperation regarding the development and sale of a Norwegian product on the Polish market

Project partners

• NO ISOLATION AS Donor project partner· Norway