Are you caring for a family member or loved one? Then come to the information market 'Meet & Discover Healthcare Technology' in The Hague on Friday, November 10. Here you can become acquainted with smart and useful tools that can support you or your loved one.

'Meet & Discover Healthcare Technology' returns this year, after last year's great success. As an informal caregiver, you have the opportunity to discover which care technologies are available and try them out yourself. Come along, admission is free!

Informal Care Day

The information market is part of a larger event that the municipality of The Hague organizes on Informal Care Day. In the Amare cultural center you can participate in various activities and workshops. Between October 23 and November 10 there will also be activities and meetings at various places in the city for informal caregivers in The Hague. Visit here the website of the municipality of The Hague for more information.

Program

Continuous from 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM – Meet and discover

Extensive information market with (informal care) organizations such as Haags Ontmoeten, Indigo Haaglanden, Mantelkring, PEP Den Haag, Platform Mantelzorgbelang, Sportief Plus, Avrasya Foundation, Eekta Foundation, Florence Foundation, Kompassie Foundation, Maatschappelijk Maatwerk Foundation, MEE ZHN Foundation.

Live presentations and more than 20 innovative healthcare solutions to try, including:

• Academic Workshop Technology for Home: Various schools and (care) organizations are investigating the efficient use of tools for the home.
• Aquatime drinking glass: Smart care solution for the prevention of dehydration. The intelligent drinking glass continuously monitors a person's fluid intake.
• Femly: Simple way to make video calls on TV.
• Genus Care: Digital photo frame with sensors and app for caregivers to share photos, make video calls and keep an eye on things.
• Hello 24/7: An app for informal caregivers to share tasks and quickly organize extra helping hands.
• iZi experience home: Example apartment in The Hague with 90 smart aids.
• Calendar clock: Day clock application for people with dementia.
• Kwebbel care: User-friendly digital environment for elderly people who have less digital skills.
• MyPIA: Personal interactive assistant and lifestyle coach via WhatsApp.
• SeniorenTAB: simple tablets and smartphones for seniors.
• Sensara Lifestyle Monitoring: Provides information about the daily lifestyle of the elderly. Think of hours of sleep, sleep rhythm, toilet visits, wandering but also eating.
• Spencer: A smart, automatic medicine dispenser for the home, designed to ensure compliance when using multiple medicines.
• Technology libraries: There are several lending points for healthcare technology in The Hague. Try it for free at home.
• Technology for Home Explorer: Check here which tool best suits your situation.
• Cloud Hip Airbag: Smart airbag that ensures a soft landing in the event of a fall. Prevents hip fractures.
• Care companion: Support in arranging and organizing care for a loved one.

11:15 AM – 11:45 AM – Opening

Opening led by presenter Johan Overdevest. Including councilor Mariëlle Vavier (Poverty, Inclusion and Public Health) and awarding the Recognition 'We work in an informal care-friendly way' to four organizations in The Hague by Work and Informal Care and PEP.

From 1:00 PM – Spin the Wheel of Fortune

Have a chance to win great prizes! The Wheel of Fortune will spin from 1:00 PM.

Workshops

• 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM – Pop-up lending point. Borrow a smart or handy tool from the Technotheken on the spot
• 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM – Flower arranging for 30 people* by Avrasya Foundation
• 12:00 noon & 1:15 pm – Mindfulness Workshop* by PEP The Hague + Platform Mantelzorgbelang The Hague
• 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM – Workshop 'When helping doesn't help' by the Kompassie Foundation (private)
• 2:15 PM – Vitality training workshop for informal caregivers* by PEP The Hague
• 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM - Round table event around the working informal caregiver by FME and the municipality of The Hague (private)
• 3:00 PM – Theater performance on the grandstand stairs 'Never alone as an informal caregiver again' by the Avrasya Foundation

* You can register for this on the day itself.