ISTITUTO PER SERVIZI DI RICOVERO E ASSISTENZA AGLI ANZIANI

Their core work

ISRAA (Istituto per Servizi di Ricovero e Assistenza agli Anziani) is a public residential and social care provider based in Treviso, Italy, specialising in long-term care and assistance for elderly people. In EU research projects, they serve as a real-world clinical and operational partner — bringing direct access to elderly care settings, patient populations, and care workflows that technology developers and health researchers cannot replicate in a lab. Their contribution in VALUECARE centred on piloting value-based, outcome-driven care models and applying international standards such as ICHOM to measure quality of life and care outcomes. They represent the practitioner perspective: translating research concepts into what actually works for care recipients and frontline staff.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

ISRAA entered H2020 through a technology-facing project (ENACT, 2018), contributing to IoT system development and DevOps quality assurance for smart environments — a role that required engagement with software engineering methodology rather than clinical knowledge. By 2019 their focus had shifted decisively toward health and care outcomes: VALUECARE placed them at the centre of value-based care models, outcome standardisation, and healthy ageing, reflecting a move from technology consumer to active shaper of care quality frameworks. The trajectory is clear — from validating smart technology in care settings to defining what "good care" means and how to measure it.

ISRAA is moving toward a role as a care quality and outcomes authority — an organisation that can both implement and evaluate personalised, data-driven care models, making them a credible partner for any project needing real-world elderly care validation or ICHOM-aligned outcome measurement.

How they like to work

ISRAA participates exclusively as a consortium partner and has never led a project, which is consistent with their profile as a care provider rather than a research institution. Their participation in two projects spanning 33 unique partners across 14 countries suggests they are drawn into large, multi-national consortia where they fill a specific end-user or clinical validation role. Working with them likely means access to a functioning residential care facility and real patient populations, in exchange for co-design input and pilot hosting rather than technical development contributions.

Despite only two projects, ISRAA has built a surprisingly broad network of 33 unique partners across 14 countries, reflecting their involvement in large RIA and IA consortia. Their network is European in scope, with connections likely spanning health systems, ICT developers, and care policy bodies across Southern and Northern Europe.

What sets them apart

ISRAA is one of very few Italian public residential care institutions with direct H2020 participation, giving them credibility as an end-user partner that most research applicants cannot find easily. They bring something rare: a real elderly care facility willing to pilot ICT tools, collect outcome data, and apply international care standards such as ICHOM in a live operational setting. For any consortium working on digital health, assistive technology, or integrated care reform, ISRAA offers both legitimacy with ethics committees and direct access to the population that matters most.

Highlights from their portfolio

• VALUECARE
  The largest of ISRAA's two projects by funding (EUR 407,256) and the longest-running (2019-2024), it positioned ISRAA at the intersection of ICT, outcome measurement, and care reform — their most defining EU research engagement.
• ENACT
  An unusual entry point for a care provider: ENACT focused on trustworthy smart IoT systems, signalling ISRAA's early willingness to engage with technology development consortia well outside their core clinical domain.