The recent unfavorable demographic processes left their significant stamp on the labor force in whole Danube region. The mobility opportunities left whole regions without qualified persons. The young people seek better work opportunities in bigger cities or abroad, which has left the elderly people living in rural and urban areas staying alone. In order to revive the regions and to encourage the population to be a part of the labor market and at the same time guarantee the access to general services for elderly population we have to admit that new, innovative and cross-sectoral services are needed. 
 

As a result of that, D-CARE action is focused on establishing a transnational cooperation network that will design, test and implement the model of Innovative Learning Environments for elderly people 55+, in 9 Danube regions, in order to facilitate the creation, validation and deployment of smart care services that will strengthen and integrate regional social and healthcare systems by improving competences and generating innovative smart care models. Danube region needs to better capitalize on the potential of its increasingly changing and diverse population.