DEMENTIA RIGHT project aims to empower people with dementia, those who support them and the community as a whole, to ensure their rights are recognised and respected, by developping a new rights-based approach to dementia and innovative learning materials ICT-based.Dementia, a collective name for progressive brain syndromes, is the leading cause of disability and dependency among the elderly, affecting 50 million people worldwide, a number wich is set to increase substantially in the years ahead in Europe. People with dementia and their carers have the same human rights as every other citizen. However, in addition to the impact of the illness, they often face cultural, social and economic barriers to fulfilling these rights.In order to contribute to improving their quality of life and inclusion, the target groups of this project are: - health and social care professionals, social educators and other carers of people with dementia; - informal caregivers and family members of people with dementia;- board members of care homes and other care organizations, politicians, law professionals, the media and other decision-makers.To empower these groups to guarantee, recognize and respect the fundamental rights of people with dementia, DEMENTIA RIGHT has four main objectives:- Improving the quality of life, social inclusion and dignity of people living with dementia, their caregivers and family members;- Developing a new approach to dementia, human rights-based, with effective guidelines for implementing and supervising the care provided in health/care facilities to people with dementia regarding their rights;- Improving the professional competencies of health and social care professionals, social educators and other carers to revamp their care skills and their approach to dementia;- Making care centres more inclusive and efficient to cope with the different needs of people living with dementia.To achieve these objetives:- a Charter of Rights for people with dementia and their caregivers will be developed to promote a better understanding of dementia, fight stigma and support the decision-making process of professionals, wich includes why this Charter is needed, a specific approach of the rights of people with dementia based on first person testimonies of people with dementia;- an innovative Rights-based Approach to Dementia will be established and an European professional guide on Human rights-based approach will be developed, which includes a protocol with harmonized standards and guidelines to access and monitor the approach implementation;- an online open-access digital platform for health and social care professionals and other carers will be developed, wich includes an ICT Learning Module based on the guide developed and a discussing forum for professionals, to promote experiential learning, supported by practice and social interaction, allowing the integration of the participants in an international community of practice.- Innovative Learning Materials will be developed, which includes an informative video for digital media/platforms and social-networks and specific rights-booklets for strategic targets, such as political decisionmakers, media, informal caregivers or care organizations. Informative sessions will be promoted to the community based on this booklets, to a minimum of 100 participants;- 1 “GETTING DEMENTIA RIGHT” multiplier course and 4 “GETTING DEMENTIA RIGHT” seminars to the minimum of 220 participants in total will be organized, to disseminate the project results and improve competencies of participants supporting people with dementia in the approach.By enabling the participants to recognize and know how to respect and promote the rights of people with dementia, DEMENTIA RIGTH will be contributing to:- address professionals needs for access to specific and valid information, offering them a better, updated, intervention strategy, based on new and innovative standardized protocols and instruments, improve their skills and empower and support them to make decisions that promote the absolut respect for the rights of people with dementia;- empower people with dementia and their caregivers (professional and informal) to exercise their right to participate in decisions that affect them and allow them to have as much control as possible over their own lives, care and treatment and to be treated with dignity and respect and live as independently as possible, for as long as possible;- contribute to a network of care centres more inclusive and efficient to cope with the specific needs of people with dementia;- contribute to political decision-making that impacts the quality of life and contributes to the social inclusion of people with dementia;- improve the quality of life, social inclusion and dignity of people with dementia, their caregivers and family members;- reduce stigma associated with dementia;- contribute to a more cohesive, inclusive and dementia friendly Europe.

The population of older people in Burdur is increasing fast, due to low birth rates and migration to other neighboring cities. The demographic change that we have experienced in Europe has been rapid. On the other hand, Ageing is causing changes in society as a whole. Although it is usually associated with loneliness and isolation, ageing can also be an enjoyable experience if senior citizens are provided lifelong learning opportunities, live healthily and independently with security. Elderly people often feel confused when faced with new technologies. Some of them have computers and internet at their home, but their relatives don‘t have enough patience and time to teach the elderly to use these technologies. Besides, elderly people have some problems on reaching news, health information, shopping (e-trade), and the ability to stay in touch with distant friends and family. Target group is 60+ aged people. Our aim is to present a case for imparting digital skills to people aged over 60+ years of age and to present strategies. The project helped to teach the elderly how to use the internet to keep in touch with people, find information, use credit cards, bank operations, request a doctor’s appointment, and purchases over the Internet much more. Objectives of the project are: - To develop and implementation of a new information and communication technology (ICT) education program for over the age of 60+, and increase the quality of life. - Social inclusion, active citizenship and personal development, and resulting in an improvement of the quality of life of seniors - To support the social life of elder - To design evidence-based training initiatives for digital inclusion of older people; -To promote active ageing. Within the Project, basic digital skills has been provided to elderly people. To improve the digital skills of seniors, new Intellectual outputs such as Training Curriculum, Training Materials, Practical Handbook, E-Learning Module and to solve their problems, Quick Solution App. were developed. All Intellectual outputs were developed in order to connect them to the new technologies, ensuring that these technologies are appropriate for their needs, expectations and interests have been developed. Also, to teach seniors use of inter, computer, and mobile phones, we organized the local courses in Burdur and Catania by using project Intellectual Outputs. Local training courses impacted increased seniors' quality of life. Thus elderly people have eased into the digital world—active participation in the community via training courses. The project was carried out totally 5 partners. Our local partner was Burdur Public Education Centre. European partners wereAustrıan Assocıatıon Of Inclusıve AIS (Austria), CIDET (Spain) CPIA 1 (Italy). All partners have expertise & experience in the field of education, training while making it available to the targeted user groups through EU-funded projects. Two Short Term Learning, Training (LTT) activities were held in Austria and Italy. AIS (Austria) was organized first Short Term Learning Teaching activity in Vienna. 6 participants from Turkey, 2 participants from Spain and 2 participants from Italy were attended to 1. LTT . 2. LTT was held by CPIA 1 in Italy. CPIA 1 organized a training course for 5 participants from Turkey, 1 participant from Spain, and 2 participants from Austria. Then local training was given to seniors to improve their digital literacy in Burdur and Catania. Also, two multiplier events (seminar) were organized in Burdur (40 participants) and Italy with the participation (30 participants) of relevant stakeholders for sharing and disseminating the intellectual outputs realized. At the end of the project, we believed that we reached the expected results of the project with the contribution of project intellectual outputs and local training courses of seniors organized in Burdur and Catania, Italy. Since seniors start to use internet, mobile phones, use social media, online banking, online shopping, read news etc a sufficient quality of life in old age has been provided. In this way, society’s goal of achieving equality and full participation of the elderly was provided. Now, seniors are more active and social in their life. Thus, social inclusion was provided. The result of the project is the development of the mental and psychological conditions of the elderly and for being part of social life. Thus, our project has been supported active ageing. Local training courses impacted increased seniors' quality of life. Also, social inclusion, active citizenship, and personal development have been provided. The project also has impacted senior citizens LLL opportunities The Ageing Together project has been impacted senior citizens' LLL opportunities for active ageing. The promotion of digital literacy has been supported their aging and offered them social inclusion, independence, and motivation.

Alzheimer and dementia (AD) is an important disease that causes memory, thought, and behavioural problems. It is the most common cause of dementia in the elderly and its frequency is increasing rapidly. According to the World Alzheimer Report 2016, there were 46.8 million people worldwide living with dementia in 2015 and this number will reach 131.5 million in 2050. People with Alzheimer and dementia generally require high levels of care, most of which is provided by informal or family caregivers. Without caregivers, people with dementia would have a poorer quality of life and would need institutional care more quickly, and national economies would be swept away by the advancing demographic tidal wave. People with AD are cared for at home by members of their family. And that those family members, in turn, have higher incidence of stress and depression, as well as lower overall quality of life. Project goal is to enable family caregivers to sustain a decent quality of life as they care for their loved one, and to provide a comfortable, dignified existence for people suffering from dementia. Project aims to develop family carers’ knowledge of Alzheimer’s and other dementias, and their caring skills, to enable them to respond more confidently to their family members’ needs. Project Aims are:1- to help family carers to break down their isolation, recognise themselves as carers, and develop digital literacy.2- to better understand and develop new approaches to address the family caregiving needs of patients with Alzheimer and other dementias (AD).3- to develop better strategies for the care of patients with AD and for alleviating caregiver burden.4- to improve the quality of life for caregivers of people with AD5- to show how can adult education be promoted more effectively in the context of health services in the public. 6- to analyse different approaches in different EU member countries and to use findings of that research wherever needed. The project will be carried out totally 6 partners. Within the Project, two Short Term Learning, Training activities to be held in Portugal and Slovenia in order participants to acquire skills to apply the methodology to adopt new training approaches for adult education. With the project, participants who will participate in short term training activities will increase their professional competence. The project will also provide new ideas to improve the professional knowledge and skills of participants. Participants will have the opportunity to see good practices in place and use new learning methodologies.Within the project local training courses will be organized for family caregivers in order to help family caregivers to stay physically and emotionally healthy. Training courses to the family caregivers will include the stages of the disease, the possible problems that can be seen in each phase and their coping methods (security measures, alternative solutions to the problems caused by forgetfulness, responsibility). In order to reduce the problems to be experienced in changing the patients' home, portable bars / strips that could be placed and placed in every place they went (yellow-coloured from the room to the kitchen, blue-coloured from the room or toilet / food and beverage signs) will be planned to be produced. In addition to this, patients with Alzheimer's may come together with young people and children, organizations which can be closer with soil and nature, hobby gardens and workshops, considering that it would slow down the worsening of the symptoms.Intellectual outputs of DemCARE Project are: Innovative Training Curriculum, Training Materials, Handbooks for Family Caregivers, ICT Based e-learning Module and Computer Games. These intellectual outputs will provide needed information and training to insure that patients' needs to Family caregivers. The project outputs will also provide family caregivers with information on how care should be managed at home, thus the quality of care for patients with AD will increase as well as provide a positive impact on caregivers' psychology. Thus, social inclusion and personal development will be provided.Also, two multiplier events (seminars) will be organized in Burdur and Slovenia with participation of relevant stakeholders for sharing and disseminating the intellectual outputs realised. Thus, the project will encourage them to use project outputs and methodologies and to take advantage of the developed training materials. Project will impact increase their awareness levels about the possibility of introducing adult education mechanisms and their responsibility in promoting social services.