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🇳🇱 The Netherlands as a pioneer in solutions for the growing elderly population As the elderly population grows worldwide, the Netherlands is at the forefront with innovative solutions in elderly care. ⭕ The country has increasingly embraced welfare technologies, including Otiom's solution, to address some of the challenges in elderly care. The Netherlands invests heavily in elderly care, allocating 4.1% of GDP to long-term care, demonstrating strong political will to ensure that elderly people receive the necessary care and support. This is especially important given the rising elderly population. Rather than being overwhelmed by the challenges, the Netherlands has chosen to focus on the opportunities. 🏠 Young and elderly living together One of the most prominent innovations is the Liv-Inn concept, where elderly residents live side by side with students, fostering intergenerational support. This unique model helps combat isolation, enhances social engagement, and offers practical solutions to housing crises. ⭕ Care Circle Another breakthrough is the Care Circle model, which encourages neighbors and volunteers to assist the elderly with daily tasks. This reduces the pressure on formal health services and builds stronger local communities. The Netherlands' innovative solutions and their focus on solidarity and humanity are an inspiring example of how we can create a society where everyone contributes to each other's well-being. 📣 Their approach reminds us that we are stronger together, and that each of us has something valuable to offer. This mindset is not only relevant to the Netherlands, but to all of us as we work towards a future where we can support and uplift each other. #demens #dementia #medicaldevice #smartcare #elderlysafety

🚨 People with dementia frequently go missing People with dementia frequently go missing due to impaired memory and orientation, which can lead them to wander away from their home or care facility without being able to find their way back. ⭕ For many, impulsive wandering or disorientation are common symptoms, and this can pose serious risks to their safety and well-being. Effective solutions, such as localization technologies, can help prevent and quickly respond to such situations, ensuring that people with dementia can be located safely and promptly. Global numbers ⭕ Globally, it is estimated that approximately 50 million people live with dementia, and this number is expected to rise to around 152 million by 2050 due to an aging population. ⭕ About 6 in 10 people with dementia will go missing at least once, and many will do so repeatedly. ⭕ 60% of people with dementia are reported to go missing at least once, often due to disorientation and the impulse to wander away from familiar surroundings. ⭕ More than 40% of older adults who go missing risk serious harm if not found quickly, and around 25% may experience life-threatening situations. ⭕ In the United States alone, more than 125,000 people with dementia go on unexpected wanderings each year, many requiring professional assistance to be safely located. ⭕ In Japan, the number of reported missing persons with dementia has risen significantly, now exceeding 17,000 annually. These figures highlight the need for proactive safety measures and support for relatives and caregivers so that people with dementia can live safely while still maintaining their freedom of movement. #Demens #Dementia #Medicaldevice #Smartcare #Elderlysafety

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📡 The Otiom technology – the efficient All-In-One solution ⭕ The Otiom localization device combines the newest technologies in a highly intelligent way by using Internet of Things (IOT) and Low Power Wide Area Network. It is characterized by: ✅ Excellent and precise indoor coverage ✅ Support for a massive number of connections ✅ Cost efficiency ✅ Low power consumption ✅ Different communication technologies: Bluetooth, Narrow Band/LTE-M, GPS/GNSS ⭕ This ensures precision in locating a person with dementia, indoors, outdoors, or underground, with a high level of security, and much longer battery life than other devices on the market. ❤️ Everyone deserves a respectful, free life with a minimum of concerns. At Otiom, our focus is on freedom – the freedom to live your life, the freedom to move, and the confidence in being found if one becomes lost. For people with dementia or for relatives and caregivers, Otiom is the dignified and caring solution that offers privacy while ensuring that those in need are safely located, accurately found, and quickly returned to their loved ones. ⭕ Otiom is a Danish-made localization device, respectfully developed with the user, the relatives, and the highest quality standards in mind. #Demens #Dementia #Medicaldevice #Smartcare #Elderlysafety

🚀 Otiom is looking for new partners and new market opportunities - Would you like to come on board for an important mission? 9 Otiom facts for decision makers: ⭕ Otiom is the only known solution that allows caregivers to locate residents indoors as well as outdoors. ⭕ Exceptional long battery life of the Otiom tag - up to one month between charges. ⭕ Caregivers can easily create individual safety levels for each resident. ⭕ Caregivers are automatically notified when something important happens. Caregivers can easily configure Otiom to alert all staff on duty. ⭕ Prevents residents from becoming lost. Otiom proactively helps residents before they are aware they are lost or at risk. ⭕ Caregivers can feel safe knowing that residents, relatives, researchers and professionals, such as they themselves, have all been involved in the entire development process of Otiom. ⭕ Otiom doesn’t monitor residents unnecessarily. Otiom allows residents to live their life without being monitored 24/7. It only monitors residents, if they depart the safety levels, that are set by caregivers. ⭕ Durable and machine washable. Otiom is completely waterproof and withstands being washed in a washing machine up to 60 degrees. ⭕ Designed to communicate safety. The Otiom-tag has been designed based on hundreds of touch tests. The tag is completely neutral and pleasant to touch. There are no buttons, lights or sockets to confuse the resident. 🌍 Are you interested in becoming part of our global network and introducing Otiom to your market? 👉🏻 We would love to hear from you! Feel free to contact us to learn more about the Otiom solution and how we can support your needs. 📞 +45 36961010 📩 sales@otiom.com ⭕ Let’s make a difference together and create a safer life for people with dementia around the world. #demens #dementia #medicaldevice #smartcare #elderlysafety #dementiacare #otiomsolution #welfaretechnology #freedom

🎉 Thank you to our followers. It is wonderful that so many want to follow Otiom and can see the importance of our product. #demens #otiom #followers #dementia

⭕ En vellykket installation sammen med vores partner escos automation GmbH | escos Copilot og Albert Premer, i Tyskland i sidste uge.

🧠 Ved du hvordan Alzheimers sygdom ser ud inde i hjernen? Alzheimers sygdom opstår på grund af ændringer i hjernen, der typisk starter i hippocampus, en struktur dybt inde i tindingelappen, som er afgørende for hukommelse og indlæring. Der er to hovedtyper af forandringer, som karakteriserer Alzheimers: plaques og tangles. 🧠 Plaques er ophobninger af et særligt protein, beta-amyloid, der dannes mellem hjernens celler. Denne ophobning kan opstå enten på grund af øget produktion af beta-amyloid eller en ubalance i de enzymer, der normalt nedbryder det. Beta-amyloid-plaques er skadelige for nervecellerne og skaber betændelseslignende tilstande i hjernen. 🧠 Tangles, på den anden side, består af sammenfiltrede tråde af et protein kaldet tau, som akkumuleres inde i nervecellerne. Denne ophobning af tau er et tegn på skade i nervecellerne, hvilket fører til, at de gradvist mister evnen til at kommunikere med hinanden, og til sidst går de til grunde. Selvom Alzheimers sygdom kan udvikle sig forskelligt fra person til person, er der ofte et mønster i, hvordan den spredes. 🧠 Sygdommen begynder normalt i hippocampus og de omkringliggende områder, som er vigtige for hukommelse og indlæring. Derefter bevæger den sig fremad mod pandelappen og bagud mod tindingelappen og isselappen, hvilket kan påvirke både kognitive funktioner og adfærd. #Demens #Dementia #medicaldevice #smartcare #elderlysafety

✨ Deltagelse i Velfærdsteknologikonferencen 2024 I går deltog vi i den årlige Velfærdsteknologikonference 2024 i Odense (Danmark), arrangeret af Danish.Care - Branchen for hjælpemidler og velfærdsteknologi og CareNet - Dansk netværk for sundheds- og velfærdsteknologi Som altid var der mange spændende indlæg og gode samtaler med fagfolk fra branchen. Det var en værdifuld mulighed for at dele idéer og viden og omkring fremtidens sundheds- og velfærdsteknologi. Det er tydeligt at der skal findes løsninger til de udfordringer vi står overfor med stigningen i ældrebefolkningen og for få ressourcer. ⭕ Over 95% af landets kommuner mener, at velfærdsteknologi er afgørende for at opretholde velfærdsniveauet i deres kommune, hvilket understreger den vigtige rolle, som teknologi spiller i fremtidens pleje- og sundhedssektor. #demens #dementia #medicaldevice #smartcare #elderlysafety #velfærdsteknologi

🧠 Behandling og forskning indenfor demenssygdomme Mange danskere er ikke klar over, at demens er en hjernesygdom – faktisk ved hver anden dansker ikke, at demens påvirker hjernen, og 70% er ikke klar over, at det er en dødelig sygdom. ⭕ I Danmark er demens den fjerde mest dødelige sygdom, kun overgået af kræft, hjerte-kar-sygdomme og lungesygdomme. 🧠 Der findes endnu ingen kur mod demens, men forskningen arbejder intensivt på at bremse udviklingen af sygdommen. Et vigtigt fokusområde er at forhindre ophobningen af skadelige proteiner i hjernen, som er forbundet med udviklingen af demens. Ved at bremse denne proces håber man at kunne forsinke sygdommens forløb. Et vigtigt vendepunket I juli 2023 blev medicinen Lecanemab godkendt af de amerikanske lægemiddelmyndigheder. Medicinen virker ved at fjerne skadelige proteinaflejringer (amyloid) i hjernen, hvilket kan forsinke sygdommens udvikling. Dette markerer et vigtigt gennembrud i behandlingen af Alzheimers sygdom. Nationalt Videnscenter for Demens har udgivet en artikel om dette gennembrud, som kan læses her:  https://lnkd.in/dTiURkJ6 🧠 Lecanemab er dog endnu ikke godkendt af de europæiske lægemiddelmyndigheder, da man fortsat arbejder på at finde den rette balance mellem behandlingseffekt og mulige bivirkninger. #demens #dementia #medicaldevice #smartcare #elderlysafety