ZOOMON .. . ‘Te Acompañamos’ : Spain at the forefront of family support In 2024, a pilot project was launched in four DomusVi facilities in Spain as part of the Humaniza programme. Called ‘Te Acompañamos’ (‘We’re here for you’), this initiative aims to strengthen support for families ZOOMO N. . . when a loved one moves into a care home, a time that can be experienced as a destabilising and even difficult transition. An innovation for safety and For each new resident, a designated contact person from the care home team is assigned to guide serenity of all and support the family during the first few weeks of integration. This role can be taken on by different As part of a research project members of staff, selected according to the resident’s profile and the specific circumstances of their supported by the European Regional Deve - admission (loss of independence, cognitive disorders, emergency, etc.). ‘Te Acompañamos’ thus creates lopment Fund (ERDF) and in partnership a bond of trust from the outset, helping to prevent tensions or misunderstandings that may arise. ZOOMON. . . with Vicomtech, some of our Spanish A survey was conducted to assess the impact of this scheme, comparing the feedback from families establishments have been testing an An innovation for safety and receiving support with that of a control group not receiving support. The results show a clear innovative devicebased on artificial intelli- serenity of all improvement in the satisfaction of families benefiting from this personalised support, with scores gence for three years, designed to detect ranging from 9,2 to 10/10, compared to 6,5 to 8/10 for families without support. This highlights the cognitivedisorders in elderly people at As part of its policy of inno- importance of personalised, targeted support in the successful integration of residents into the home. an early stage. The aim is to enable earlier vation for the well-being of medical intervention in order to slow down residents and the quality of the deterioration of health and preserve life at work for our employees, quality of life. and in response to a call for projects from Called Oroipen, the system is based on the ARS Paca to obtain non-renewable the use of connected watches worn by funding, we deployed the OSO AI solution residents, which record data such as in 2024 in four DomusVi homes in the physical activity, sleep, oxygen saturation Alpes-Maritimes (20 rooms per home). and heart rate. This data is collected when This acoustic sensor, installed in bedrooms, the person passes near a single central detects unusual noises and triggers alerts terminal installed in the facility. in real time. It improves the responsiveness The project, carried out with the participa- of teams, helpsprevent falls, improves tion of 25 volunteers from DomusVi homes residents’ sleep quality, reassures families in Spain, has collected more than 311,000 and promotes a more peaceful working measurements. The algorithm achieve and environment for caregivers. accuracy rate of 97.5% (±4,34%) for early detection, with an anticipation capacity This project has received funding as part of up to 140 days. The results, which were of the CNR call for projects – Quality of deemed highly conclusive, pave the way for Life at Work, led by the ARS Paca in the proactive and personalised care, although Alpes-Maritimes department. The system the terms of a possible larger-scale rollout is set to be rolled out to all facilities in the remain to be defined. region in 2025. 58 59 4202 TROPER YTILIBANIATSUSSEGNELLAHC LAICOS DNA LATEICOS RUO