Clinical study: challenges/co-design of pilot scenarios I
The COMFORTage project addresses the complex challenge of developing personalized and technologically advanced interventions for the prevention and management of frailty and cognitive decline in older adults. At the heart of this initiative lies a collaborative co-design approach, essential for coordinating the work of thirteen distinct yet interconnected clinical pilot studies, distributed across different levels […]
UPRC Coordinating COMFORTage
UPRC Coordinating COMFORTage: Enabling a European Vision for Healthy Ageing through Innovation and Integration The University of Piraeus Research Center (UPRC) serves as the coordinator of COMFORTage, a Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Action (RIA) that brings together 38 organizations from 18 countries to tackle the urgent challenges of ageing in Europe. Running from January […]
Data Modelling and Holistic Health Records (HHR): Transforming Healthcare Data Management in COMFORTage
How intelligent data modeling is revolutionizing Healthcare management through HHR standards and advanced processing pipelines The Challenge: Healthcare Data Complexity In today’s healthcare landscape, managing Holistic Health Records (HHR) data presents unprecedented challenges. Healthcare organizations struggle with fragmented data sources, inconsistent formats, and the critical need for real-time access to professional information. The COMFORTage project […]
How COMFORTage is Shaping the Future of Health Data with EHDS
As Europe moves towards a unified digital health ecosystem, the European Health Data Space (EHDS) emerges as a transformative initiative, redefining how health data is accessed, shared, and used across member states. At the heart of this transformation is COMFORTage, a forward-looking project building a secure, interoperable infrastructure tailored to the needs of Europe’s ageing […]
COMFORTage Community Forum: Shaping the Future of Dementia and Frailty Care
The COMFORTage Community Forum (CCF) is dedicated to fostering innovation, collaboration, and impactful solutions for dementia and frailty care. To ensure clarity, focus, and purpose, the forum is organised into three thematic areas. These areas aim to address the multifaceted challenges associated with dementia and frailty, driving progress through specialisation, structured collaboration, and targeted dissemination […]
COMFORTage at SiNAPSA Neuroscience Conference 2025
COMFORTage’s Pilot 7 at SiNAPSA Neuroscience Conference 2025: AI Ethics Healthcare Framework We’re excited to share that our team from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ljubljana recently attended the SiNAPSA Neuroscience Conference 2025 (SNC’25), held from September 17-19, 2025, at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. About the Conference SNC’25 […]
Building Technology WITH People, Not FOR Them: How Co- Creation is Transforming Dementia Care in Slovenia
Moving Beyond Traditional Research Models Historically, technology for people with dementia has been developed in isolation from those who need it most. Research shows that current studies lacked meaningful involvement of people with dementia, family carers, and care professionals in the design of the technology¹. This disconnect has resulted in solutions that often fail to […]
Findings of the COMFORTage Dementia and Frailty Solutions Market Surveys
Findings of the COMFORTage Market Surveys To support the market analysis activities of the COMFORTage project, Q-PLAN carried out three targeted online surveys across eight European countries: Romania, Greece, Spain, Italy, Poland, Slovenia, Cyprus, and the United Kingdom. The surveys reached three core user groups: the general public (305 responses), healthcare providers (177 responses), and […]
Digital Healthcare for Dementia & Frailty
COMFORTage Publication: “Establishing a Digitally Enabled Healthcare Framework for Enhanced Prevention, Risk Identification, and Relief for Dementia and Frailty” Healthy ageing is one of Europe’s greatest challenges – and opportunities. Dementia and frailty affect millions of older adults, placing increasing pressure on healthcare systems and caregivers. To address this, the Horizon Europe COMFORTage project has […]
First Project Review Successfully Completed
COMFORTage: Advancing digital health for healthy ageing On 24 September 2025, the COMFORTage consortium held its first Project Review (M18) with the European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA) and external reviewers. The meeting was a milestone moment to reflect on progress, evaluate results, and set the course for the next phase of this ambitious […]