Activity profile: Partner offer/R+D in Social&Health Care/Spain

Innovaciones Sociosanitarias (ISS) is a professional consultant firm with central office in Valencia (SPAIN) which is specialised in the development and design of the services required to provide expert assistance and care to dependent persons (Chronic, disabled patients, etc.) and their caregivers. ISS has assessed for developing services innovative systems for dependent people (disabled and elderly) in different national or European projects. In addition to this, ISS has expertise in consultancy until the turn key delivery of residences and sheltered houses for elderly people. ISS has the capacity and expertise for the assessment and validation of Assistive technology and impact of the service developed, and the knowledge to review and analyse the state of the art regarding Assistive Technology and Ageing. ISS is integrated by different professionals with important R&D expertise. ISS assess companies which are interested in develop innovative systems and services (nursing homes, sheltered houses, etc.) for dependent people (elderly, disabled. etc). So, it has directly related with end users of the assistive technology for the elderly and disabled. ISS can provide the expertise and capacity to assess its usability, adequacy, and impact at the level of the European standards, being close to the end users. European Projects implemented by ISS, among others: 1. 2009 – 2012 AMICA (ongoing) – Autonomy, Motivation and Individual Self-management for COPD patients – Funded by the European Commissione under the Ambient Assisted Living Joint Programme – AAL. More info @: http://www.amica-aal.com/index.php - ISS is implementing the project as the coordinator. 2. 2008 - 2011 INTERLINKS Health Systems and Long-Term Care for Older people in Europe - funded by European Commission. FP7 Health-2007-3.2-2 Heealth and long term care of the elderly. More info @: http://www.euro.centre.org/interlinks FINANCIADO POR: EUROPEAN COMMISSION. FP7 HEALTH-2007-3.2-2 HEALTH SYSTEMS AND LONG TERM CARE OF THE ELDERLY. 3. 2007 – 2009 LivingAll (implemented) – Free Movements and Equal Living Opportunities for All – funded by DG Research Health in the VI Framework Programme of the European Commission. More info @: http://www.livingall.eu/index.php. ISS is participating to the project as a partner. As a partner we can offer assessment on: - Evaluation of policies - Estate of the art on EU/local policies on dependent and disabled people; ICT for independent living; accessibility - Surveys and users perception - Plans and policies elaboration on: independent living; gender equalities; disabled people; long-term caregivers; elderly - Dissemination and events management