Adaptive Software Architecture for Confident Homecare in the Digital Home

Smart spaces foster the development of more natural and suitable forms of human-computer interaction taking advantage of customization possibilities offered by the home. The interaction chances of the Digital Home, as a special type of smart space, have a special interest in fields where the acceptance of new technologies is low and restrictive. Homecare is a discipline where this acceptance is more problematic. The integration of digital home design patterns in homecare solutions should enhance the final acceptance of users. In this position paper, we present the main challenges identified from the literature for the successful implementation of homecare solutions in smart spaces and the design of a software architecture that models entities and functionalities involved in solving these challenges.