15 New Case Studies Now Available
You can access 15 new case studies of winning innovations from the Healthy Aging Prize for Asian Innovation (HAPI). Read about these best practices from Japan in our innovative cases database.
AI-Based Locomotive Syndrome Detection Device
The concept of locomotive syndrome (LS) refers to reduced mobility due to impairment of the musculoskeletal system, which is a major contributor to the need for long-term care. A group of medical and technology researchers has developed a gait analysis device that uses AI to assess LS quickly and simply by just having older people walk a few meters in front of a camera.
Creating A Place and Role for Older People with Dementia through Multigenerational Exchanges
Rehab Home Ippo was established in 2011 as a small day care service for older people. Four years later, it combined that service with a small nursery school. That led to an important discovery: clients who, despite the staff’s best efforts, never smiled or engaged in activities suddenly lit up when they saw the children at the nursery. That realization triggered an innovative new approach to the company’s work: they decided to create a space where multigenerational exchanges could be carried out by combining the senior day care service, nursery school, and later a daycare for severely mentally and physically handicapped children in one facility.