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Social networking sites for older people are wonderful ways to meet and share information with like-minded people. Social networking isn't just for youngsters, there are many sites suitable for older people on a wide range of subjects.

This paper discusses the development of Story-Call, a pilot e-mobile multimedia App, or application, for community-based dementia caregiver support, designed to offer reassurance, information and services to caregivers, and facilitate supportive efforts and implementation of other interventions by nurses

We are a registered Community Interest Company with social objectives, set up for the benefit of communities and the people who live in them.

We are here to help develop, deliver and promote improvements to the quality of care and support received by those who may be marganilised through ill-health, or social circumstance, by working closely with care providers, carers, housing associations, transport providers, schools and advocacy groups. It is about restoring and recognising the very things which make a real difference to us all as unique individuals, relationships.

What is Life Story work?

Our life experiences shape us as individuals and this helps others to understand who we are as a person. People with dementia sometimes need help to communicate important aspects of their identity – like background, interests, who and what is important to them – due to problems with memory loss and communication.

At the European Reference Sites awards ceremony, European Commissioner Gunther Oettinger rewarded the 74 regions, granted earlier this year the title of 'Reference Sites of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing'. The Reference Sites awards showcased the commitment of these local and regional organisations to invest over €4 billion in connected health and care for the ageing population until 2019 – an investment expected to benefit at least 4 million people across Europe.

This article presents recent statistical data on several different aspects of the information society in the 

The main goal of this study is to give an overview of existing telecare technologies for the elderly and future developments and tendencies in this field in Europe. The study results will be used fora scenario workshop within the PACITA (Parliaments and Civil Society in Technology Assessment) Project. The project has the goal to provide insight and experience in technology assessments for
stakeholders from European countries that currently don’t have parliamentary technology assessment institutions.

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The Active Ageing Index (AAI) is a tool to measure the untapped potential of older people for active and healthy ageing across countries. It measures the level to which older people live independent lives, participate in paid employment and social activities as well as their capacity to actively age. The index is constructed from 22 individual indicators that are grouped into four distinct domains.

What are the care needs of the relevant older adult population?  Many of the needs of older people could be addressed, or partly addressed through technological solutions. We have to understand their needs and incorporate them into the design of  the training of the carers.  Max-Neef classifies the fundamental human needs as: subsistence, protection, affection, understanding, participation, recreation (in the sense of leisure, time to reflect, or idleness), creation, identity and freedom.

This article presents recent statistical data on several different aspects of the information society in the European Union (EU), focusing on the availability of information and communication technologies (ICTs) and their use by