CareCollApp
Connecting providers and helpers transparently and deploying them as needed
Partners
Applied Geropsychology and Cognition
Funding
Grant no.: 03DPS1106A
Call "DATIpilot - Fördern & Lernen für Innovation und Transfer: Ein Experimentierraum im Umfeld der DATI“
(Bekanntmachung, geförderte Innovationssprints)
Duration
08/2024 - 01/2026
Topics
The primary goal of the CareCollApp innovation sprint is to enable people with disabilities or support needs to live independently in their homes and participate in their communities for as long as possible. To achieve this, we are developing integrated care structures that are managed and coordinated through digital networks. We will enhance and extent the existing Helferportal for connecting volunteers with the service provider portal for finding available commercial services, integrating both into a centralized coordination platform. This coordination platform will allow individuals who require assistance to easily submit their support or care needs, search for available volunteers or service providers online, and schedule appointments or recurring services. Our objective is to use digital tools to improve the efficiency of communal care structures by documenting and thoroughly analyzing their current processes. In Dietzenbach, we are identifying existing network structures, expanding collaborations, and analyzing coordination and advisory processes. The assessed processes will then be digitally integrated and incorporated into the coordination portal. Our development approach is user-centered and participatory. To ensure that the solutions are well-received and utilized, representatives from user groups on the provider side are actively involved in the ongoing development of the coordination portal.
The Chair of Applied Geropsychology and Cognition at Chemnitz University of Technology coordinates the project, overseeing the documentation of processes as part of the user-centered development, as well as ongoing and final evaluations. This sub-project involves identifying and analyzing relevant coordination and advisory processes in municipal elderly care, focusing on their digitalization potential through guided interviews. The findings are iteratively incorporated into the portal’s development. To ensure the portal’s future acceptance and to refine the user interfaces, participatory user research methods will be employed in small workshops. Final surveys and field tests will be conducted to compare the efficiency of coordination and advisory processes before and after implementation of the software solution.
Contact: Prof. Dr. Georg Jahn (coordinator)
Staff: Tim Kuball
