Research Activities

• DigiCare

  Further training measure for all interested care and nursing facilities and their ICT service providers. The focus is on the intersection of care and nursing and the advancing digitalization or the innovation potential of digitalization. Health care technologies, innovation and process management, but also specific topics such as artificial intelligence, data security, ethics, information technologies and current technological research results are important focal points.

• 24/7-Digital

  Live-in caregivers from Eastern and Southern European countries live for a certain period in the households of persons in need of care in Austria within the framework of “24-hour care”. Even though the effort to learn German is high, communication can sometimes be challenging. The goal of the project “24/7-Digital” is to simplify communication in 24-hour care. For this purpose, the app 24h Dialog is being developed and evaluated in field tests. 24h Dialog uses selected AI-based translation functions and is designed in compliance with data protection regulations. The cared-for person, relatives, caregivers, nursing experts, and agencies can use it to translate communication content directly in chats, during video calls, and whenever needed. The app 24h Dialog is extended with KlimaFit, another development of the project 24/7 Digital. KlimaFit is a web application that provides care tips for specific weather phenomena (e.g., heat, pollen exposure) in all project languages. Additional services for the care context are also being tested. With 24/7-Digital, gaps in the portfolios of providers of nursing and care software are to be closed. The University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt coordinates the project and develops both the 24h Dialog app and the content for KlimaFit. (Funding authority: FFG)

• Care about Care – C^C

  ‘Care about Care’ (C^C) aims to support the ecosystem of professional home care (care workers, care recipients, family and non-kin carers, home care organizations, software providers) by providing new ICT-enhanced ways of collaboration, assistance and information exchange. By developing and combining ICT-based solutions C^C intends to: (i) initiate new ways of collaboration, workflows and (remote) support to make care work more attractive, (ii) provide tools for sharing information between members of the care network and (iii) promote knowledge transfer between them. FH Wiener Neustadt is coordinating the project and leading the development of the Remote Care Assist service. (Funding authority: FFG and Active Assisted Living Programme; Website: https://www.careaboutcare.eu/)

• CARU Cares

  'CARU cares' combines one of the most successful AAL services of the past - the emergency call - with new functions to support care workers in documenting their care activities. The result is a new, attractive and non-stigmatising way for elderly people in assisted living environments to make an emergency call to increase their sense of security and quality of life. The tasks of the FH Wiener Neustadt in the project are support within the framework of the co-creation and requirements process, conception and implementation of a component for location and context analysis as well as participation in the evaluation of the system. CARU cares will be tested and evaluated in Austria, Switzerland and Belgium. (Funding authority: FFG and Active Assisted Living Programme; Website: http://carucares.com/)

• AgeWell

  AgeWell is developing a virtual coach to accompany older workers during and beyond the retirement process. The main focus of the project is on promoting a meaningful life and a healthy lifestyle. In the project, the FH Wiener Neustadt is responsible for the integration of the respective Austrian target group, for the selection of the robot components, as well as for the implementation of the intended case scenarios. (Funding authority: FFG and Active Assisted Living Programme; Website: https://agewell-project.eu/)