The Nursing Home of the Future & Living Lab Bent Sørensen, Municipality of Aalborg, Denmark Sustainable and Heathy Living Seminar March 23, 2015, Royal Danish Embassy, Warsaw Elder care in Denmark • A key component of the Danish welfare model • Based on universal rights • In general, all services are tax financed Elder care in Denmark • The municipalities are responsible for the nursing homes • There are 42 nursing homes in the Municipality of Aalborg Elder care in Denmark • Faced with the challenge of an ageing population • Nursing home residents having new needs, demands and desires The Concept The Nursing Home of the Future & Living Lab – a new model for nursing care – promoting the life quality of the residents Integrating living lab: • Sense stimulation • Mobility • Inclusion The Concept Stimulation of the senses • The senses form the basis for living a meaningful life • The senses must be stimulated every day, and in a variety of ways The Concept Mobility represents a quality of life in it self The Concept Inclusion because the residents are not just individuals but also social beings The Nursing Home of the Future & Living Lab Built in 2013 Facts: •8000 m2 & 5 stores •75 apartments •77 residents •70 health professionals Facilities: •Health Clinic & Dentist •Fitness •Cyber Café •Restaurant •Thematic Rooms The Apartment The Apartment 2 rooms Storage room Ceiling Lift System covering bedroom and bathroom Sensor Floors installed in living room and bed room IHC/WI-FI Wash column Gross: 79 – 89 m2 The Lobby The Cyber Café/Thematic Exhibitions The Medical Clinic Fitness Themed Room ”Music” Themed Room ”Lively Activities” Terrace with outdoor kitchen ”Hotel Areas” Themed Room ”Wellness” Foyer Fitness Themed Room ”Library” Themed Room Kitchen Themed Room Orangery Multipurpose room Public Restaurant Thematic rooms The Orangery The Sweet Kitchen The Library Wellness Music Room Communals The Terasses The health professionals - an interdisciplinary team • Caretakers • Nurses • Occupational therapists • Physiotherapists • Educators • Nutrition assistant Phases of life The model illustrates the phases of life, that a resident of The Nursing Home of the Future, tendentially, will live through Assistive Technologies - an important part of the environment of The Nursing Home of the Future Assistive technologies Source: Elsi Technologies Assistive technologies The Care Plan Tablet Assistive technologies Ceiling hoist system, an ideal solution for effective and safe lifting Assistive technologies Douche toilet Automatic douche toilet with warm-water spray and hot air dryer, height adjustment, and tilt of seat; thereby the user can sit himself down and also get up without the aid of others Living Lab Nursing Home of the Future Mission: to participate in the development of knowledge, services, and (technological) products with in the field of elder care A unit within The Department of Care for the Elderly and Disabled, Municipality of Aalborg www.fremtidensplejehjem.dk
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