HOMEdotOLD, HOME Services aDvancing the sOcial inTeractiOn of eLDerly People

Nowadays, the population of the elderly grows absolutely and relatively to the overall population worldwide. Concepts such as quality of life, wellbeing, social interaction and connectivity are of crucial importance, and are directly linked to the home environment. The HOMEdotOLD project aims to provide a TV-based platform with cost-effective services that will be delivered in a highly personalised and intuitive way and will advance the social interaction of elderly people, aiming at improving the quality and joy of their home life, bridging distances and reinforcing social voluntariness and activation, thus preventing isolation and loneliness. The scope of the current paper is to present the aspired personal motivation and social networking services that HOMEdotOLD will deliver to its users, as well the conceptual architecture that will facilitate the provision of these services.