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DAGSTUHL
2007
13 years 9 months ago
Assisted Living Systems: Human Factors Considerations
Although many older adults wish to live independently, remaining in their own homes as long as possible, they may face obstacles such as transportation issues, social isolation, up...
Johnell O. Brooks
AMI
2010
Springer
13 years 4 months ago
An Agent-Based Approach to Care in Independent Living
This paper presents a multi-agent system for the care of elderly people living at home on their own, with the aim to prolong their independence. The system is composed of seven gro...
Bostjan Kaluza, Violeta Mirchevska, Erik Dovgan, M...
ICOST
2010
Springer
13 years 4 months ago
A Guideline-Driven Platform for Healthcare Services in Smart Home Environments
This paper presents a guideline-driven healthcare service platform for smart homes. The clinical guidelines are usually established by medical experts according to the symptoms of ...
Chun-Feng Liao, Shin-Chih Chang, Li-Chen Fu, Ching...
CHI
2009
ACM
14 years 8 months ago
Supporting carers in their caring role through design
Carers are people who look after family, partners or friends who could not manage without them because of frailness, illness or disability. Our contribution is to show the potenti...
Andrea Taylor, Richard Wilson, Stefan Agamanolis
KES
2008
Springer
13 years 7 months ago
Aware Group Home Enhanced by RFID Technology
Abstract. In Japan, a Group Home which offers home-based care service for elderly persons who suffer from dementia have been increased. Even though the small community of the home ...
Motoki Miura, Sadanori Ito, Ryozo Takatsuka, Susum...