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