Göppinger project: Technology for seniors in everyday life – Südwestpresse

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Poverty , maintenance and engineering at the age: in a technical discussion with Roland Sing, chairman of the country Seniors Council, presented Professor Würslin of the Fachhochschule a Göppinger project before, which deals with the development of technology for the elderly

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poverty, maintenance and engineering at the age: in a technical discussion with Roland Sing, chairman of the country Seniors Council, presented Professor Würslin of the Fachhochschule before a Göppinger project that deals with the development of technology for the elderly. They should support the elderly in everyday life and thus ensure their independence. this could be implemented in cooperation with local nursing homes. The SPD member of parliament Peter Hofelich promised to promote this project in the country. “Baden-Württemberg has to be a leader for the elderly in the technology. With Smart Home and Living ‘we are closely tuned to this issue in the future. A nationwide tender coming soon. The implementation of technologies that support the aged, we can ideally in Göppingen test.” He was pleased that Würslin have called in cooperation with Christine Schlenker, director of the nursing home Ursenwang of Wilhelm aid, such a project into being. There was also the suggestion to involve the competence of the structures in the field of electrical and medical supply store in the project. “A show apartment with every conceivable technical assistance in space Göppingen / Eislingen should be the goal,” the Eislinger Councillor Peter Ritz.

Sing called for a policy of solidarity for the demographic change. Social security systems would have contributors come to Good. General, politically desirable and necessary social services, should generally be tax-financed, in order to counteract the threat of poverty in old age. All votes from the audience confirmed this appeal. Dieter Roitsch, Chairman of Circle Seniors Council: “Those who can not afford the full care?” Friederike Kapphan, former district councilor: “Older women often ashamed of their poverty.”