The train therapy is a railway travel simulator for nursing homes which helps to cope with behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia. Accompanied by healthcare professionals, Seniors experience a train journey in a space furnished as a train coach. The train window shows prerecorded videos of a train journey. The seniors can choose their journey and print a ticket through an interactive terminal. The therapy stimulates the memory of seniors and has a calming effect.

silverhome.ch
Country of Implementation: Switzerland
Category: Virtual Reality
Contact Person: Leonardo Angelini

In 2015 Orange Links launched a nail sticker with a QR code to identify wandering persons with dementia. The QR code can be scanned using a free smartphone application. Once the QR code is scanned, family members or nursing homes can be notified quickly.
In September 2022 this «low technology, low cost» project received the Grand Prize in the Technology & Innovation category of the Asian Health and Longevity Innovation Awards.

orangelinks.co.jp
Country of Implementation: Japan
Category: Wearables
Contact Person: Kazuhiko, Sugimoto

SAFE-living is a contactless and intelligent emergency detector for private households. The sensor is mounted onto a wall and can recognize falls or also burglaries. The service includes an app which can also be used by family caregivers and a 24/7 professional emergency call response service. The time between an emergency and the arrival of help is minimized, and older adults are empowered to live at home for as long as possible.

safe-living.com/en
Country of Implementation: Switzerland
Category: Sensors
Contact Person: Eugenie Nicoud

SenopiMed offers an entertaining virtual reality (VR) solution for seniors to train their cognitive and motor functions anywhere. Using a VR headset seniors immerse themselves in a virtual 3d environment and solve various memory tasks using their arms and hands. These scientifically proven exercises are designed to enhance the cognitive abilities and motor skills. The immersive virtual world and playful exercises make the training fun, keeping motivation high. SenopiMed is used in care homes and clinics where progress can be tracked on the phone, tablet and desktop, making it a useful tool for caregivers to support seniors during the exercises.

senopi.com
Country of Implementation: Switzerland
Category: Digitalisierung
Contact Person: Karsten Bagger

The aidwatch is an emergency watch with an automatic fall detector that calls an emergency contact in case of a fall. In addition, the smartwatch has a call-for-help button that can be linked to five chosen emergency contacts. If the emergeny button is pressed the aidwatch calls one number after the other, until someon answers the phone. Additionally SMS are sent to the contacts. As the aidwatch works with a SIM card, it can be used both at home and on the move and gives elderly people a feeling of security.

aidwatch.ch
Country of Implementation: Switzerland
Category: Wearables
Contact Person: Martin Rosenberg

PARO is a baby seal robot that acts as a psychophysiological biofeedback medical device. Interaction with PARO has been shown to improve moods, decrease loneliness, anxiety, pain, depression, agitation and insomnia of interacting persons with dementia, cancer, PTSD, brain injury, Parkinson’s disease, or others. PARO can also improve sociability. These effects contribute to reduce the dosage of medications as a non-pharmacological therapy. PARO can be used both in home healthcare and in institutional medical and welfare services such as at hospitals, nursing homes and hospices. PARO has tactile sensors, microphones for speech recognition and sound localization, light sensors, temperature sensors, posture sensors and seven actuator systems that move silently and can cope with strong force. Through artificial intelligence PARO can learn a name as well as favorite behavior.

parorobots.com
Countries of Implementation: EU, UK, CH, US, Canada, Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan
Category: Robotics
Contact Person: Takanori Shibata

Rendever is overcoming social isolation through the power of virtual reality and positive shared experiences. From senior living communities to hospitals, their platform is being used to reduce depression and loneliness by fostering personal connections amongst populations where life has become limited. Participants in group sessions can check off bucket list items together, revisit meaningful places and share stories, stay engaged with family members, and more.

rendever.com
Countries of Implementation: USA, Canada and Australia
Category: Wearables
Contact Person: Kyle Rand

The Bonjour Grow app helps to experience more fulfillment in the everyday life by creating inspiration. Users define and set their weekly goals, chosing from 6 areas of everyday life. The personal, virtual flower will grow with each weekly goal that is achieved. In a playful way, Grow aims – by setting weekly goals – to define resolutions and to motivate to self-care, self-development, and self-help.

bonjour.help
Country of Implementation: Switzerland
Category: Digitalisation
Contact Person: Barbara Brandmaier