Smart Self Care for Dementia

Dr Dympna O’Sullivan, alongside her Co-Investigator, Dr Julie Doyle, Director of NetwellCASALA at Dundalk Institute of Technology are developing cutting edge technology to support persons with dementia to live independently in their own homes by self-managing their care.

Currently there is limited involvement of people with dementia in the design of technology to support their care and we believe strongly that persons with dementia should be at the centre of decision-making about their care. This project aims to develop a computerized solution to support people with dementia to remain healthy and live independently. The solution will be developed in collaboration with persons with dementia and the Alzheimer's Society of Ireland. It will integrate techniques from Human-Computer Interaction to develop an intelligent user interface specifically designed for persons with dementia, from the Internet of Things to create an activity monitoring framework for the home environment and from Machine Learning to implement models for human activity recognition.

Objectives

This project aims to develop a computerized solution to support people with dementia to remain healthy and live independently. It will integrate techniques from Human-Computer Interaction to develop an intelligent user interface specifically designed for persons with dementia, from the Internet of Things to create an activity monitoring framework for the home environment and from Machine Learning to implement models for human activity recognition.

Impact

The research will have wide societal impact in Ireland where an estimated 55,000 people are currently living with dementia. The impacts will be twofold, an abundance of research shows that persons with dementia are better off at home - by maintaining the ability to be in control of their own care for as long as possible, persons with dementia remain healthier for longer. Homecare allows persons with dementia to prosper while at the same time frees up hospital beds and saves healthcare costs.”

People

Dr. Dympna O'Sullivan
Principal Investigator

Julie Doyle
Co-Investigator

Ciaran Nugent
PhD Candidate

Michael Wilson
Postdoctoral Researcher

Dr. Damon Berry
Lead researcher at tPot

Dr. Jonathan Turner
Postdoctoral Researcher

Partners

Technological University Dublin

Technological University Dublin is Ireland's first technological university.

NetwellCASALA

NetwellCASALA is a global network of stakeholders at the forefront of understanding of ageing and age-friendliness.

tPOT Research Group

The tPOT Research Group is part of the Dublin Institute of Technology's School of Electrical Engineering Systems.

The Alzheimer Society of Ireland

The team consists of people living with dementia and caregivers who are willing to actively participate in research in a Person Public Involvement capacity by providing consultation, feedback, and expertise from lived experience.

Enabling Self-Care and Shared Decision on Making for People Living with Dementia is funded by the SFI Frontiers of the Future Programme.

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