What does the project improve?
- People with dementia are found more quickly.
- Their everyday life is more safe.
- They have a higher quality of life.
- Volunteers relieve the burden on nursing and emergency staff.
Support for people with dementia
Traveling safely despite dementia
Goal
Social inclusion
Project start
February 2024
Status
In implementation
Project launch
September 2026
Our vision for Bamberg
People with dementia can move around the city independently for longer despite their illness. If they do lose their bearings, volunteers help to find them and show them the way home. This avoids police interventions and also relieves the burden on care staff. Even more important, however, is that the autonomy and quality of life of those suffering from dementia is improved.
Technology
The application is expected to run via a native, cross-platform app.
Project description
The application will initially be introduced in the care facility of the new Sancurapark on the Lagarde site and further developed together with the staff. People with dementia can carry a GPS device with them if they wish. They define a safety zone in which they can move around safely. If they leave this safety zone, an app informs registered volunteers and care staff. The volunteers can then set off in search of the lost person.
„Our vision: People suffering from dementia can move freely and safely in their city. The project designs and develops the necessary safety structure and also builds on civic engagement. “
Jutta Weigand
Sozialstiftung Bamberg Altenhilfe gGmbH
Project status
The idea was introduced by the Social Foundation in 2021.
Ideation
The idea was introduced by the Social Foundation in 2021.
The preliminary project starts in July 2024. A hardware test at a facility on the Michelsberg follows in the beginning of 2025.
Planning and tendering
The preliminary project starts in July 2024. A hardware test at a facility on the Michelsberg follows in the beginning of 2025.
From fall 2025, the application for the use by volunteers is being developed.
Implementation
From fall 2025, the application for the use by volunteers is being developed.
The application is being tested in the first half of 2026. Any necessary adjustments will be made subsequently.
Testing
The application is being tested in the first half of 2026. Any necessary adjustments will be made subsequently.
The app for volunteers becomes available right befor the opening of the care facility in Sancurapark in summer 2026.
Launch
The app for volunteers becomes available right befor the opening of the care facility in Sancurapark in summer 2026.
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