Innovative Management and Education Practices in Elderly Centres Final Conference Palermo 1-3 October 2015 Paolo Zaramella - StudioCentroVeneto
Table of contents 1. Pilot actions in Italy / Veneto Region 2. Dissemination and multi-stakeholder strategy 2
Pilot action in Veneto Region Who 1. Cooperativa La Goccia - Marostica (VI) Elderly Centre 2. Fondazione O.A.S.I. - San Bonifacio (VR) Elderly Centre 3. AsterTre ONLUS - Vicenza (VI) Youth Centre 3
Cooperativa La Goccia Activity When: 5-22 May 2015 (after a preliminary half a day training session with Diego Taccuso on March 25th aimed at train social operators) Which tool/s: APP - Audio-Psycho-Phonology method, with a customization from the standard according to their own needs (Mozart tracks + sounds from nature) Target group: 14 elderly people with mixed pathologies ranging from dementia, Alzheimer, Parkinson, etc. Activity: 14 listening sessions using the APP method, while guests were running their usual activities (preparation of a cake, colouring mandala, physiotherapy, etc.). 4
Cooperativa La Goccia Results - With Mozart tracks >> hurricane of euphoria, especially by the most severe cases of Alzheimer - Recharge filter >> in general, use of green colour; in some cases, use of many different intense colours by guests usually using only a few neutral colours - Improved fluency of movements in a guest with Parkinson disease - Possibility to make the physiotherapy session easily last one hour, when usually it was no more than 25-30 minutes - Guests usually taking part at the activity very passively started expressing little movements, previously totally absent - Focus filter >> an unusual verbal interaction occurred among the guests, totally absent in previous experiences, even when invited to do it - Particularly relevant was the reaction of a guest who, from the 4 th day of validation on, could quit the therapy on need, which in the last period was given on a daily base. 5
Fondazione O.A.S.I. Activity When: 23 June - 10 July 2015 (after a preliminary half a day training session with Diego Taccuso on March 25th aimed at train social operators) + September 2015 Which tool/s: APP - Audio-Psycho-Phonology method; MEMORO interviews Target group for APP: 6 elderly people with only light cognitive issues and/or not self-sufficient in the mobility and in running daily activities; they should also be persons able to commit in continuous activity APP Activity: 15 listening sessions using the APP method, while guests were running their usual activities (colour drawings or mandala; decorate objects; realizing pictures by pasting buttons, pasta and corn seeds; cutting figures to realize a decoupage). 6
Fondazione O.A.S.I. Activity Target group for MEMORO training: 27 social operators of Elderly Care Centres + 3 educators from AsterTre ONLUS Youth Centre. MEMORO Training Activity: a full day training about: - Memoro Project main goals; - website structure; - basics about video recording and editing; - testing by interviewing a 76-years old guest of the Elderly Centre. MEMORO Activity: still ongoing. 7
Fondazione O.A.S.I. APP Results - After a first scepticism, finally guests showed high interest and enthusiasm: they were continuously talking about the activity - The relatives of two guests referred they have been asked to book an eyes visit: they would like to see better in order to be more active during the project - In all participants we could find light improvements in the handwork - General concentration on the work, accompanied by a visible serenity - Two guests were speaking together about personal topics, feelings, and about themes going beyond the work -Three guests reported a higher communication during the Recharge sessions - In all guests we could see enthusiasm, serenity, positive mood - One guest with depression symptoms has been one of the guest most serene and enthusiast - Healthy results from the mood perspective 8
Fondazione O.A.S.I. MEMORO Results After the training had on September 3rd, Fondazione O.A.S.I. decided to try going on with MEMORO tool, using it during the following weeks Final results are coming soon! 9
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Fondazione O.A.S.I. MEMORO Results First feedbacks and comments -Very useful the training day! -Clear and innovative Memoro goal and philosophy -The portal is users friendly -Tips are clear and useful (gender issue, general approach, contents and themes, video duration, preparatory phases, some technical suggestions, etc.) -Really funny the first actor Silvio...;-) -Now they are piloting the tool in three different ECCs 11
AsterTre ONLUS Activity An additional pilot action is planned for October 2015, with the Youth Centre managed by AsterTre Onlus. So far, a preparatory meeting has been done on September 23rd, so to start with the validation in October, when the activities with youth has started regularly. Activities and results will be included in the Final Report of the project 12
Dissemination Strategy Presenting INNOMEC during relevant events Vicenza, 2 July 2014 Participation at the Meeting of Consulta Anziani of Vicenza [including the City Assessor on Social Policies] More than 20 operators and volunteers from different Associations working with elderly people in the local community and keeping a dialogue open with the Municipality in order to foster policies for elderly well being >> Multi-stakeholder approach 13
Dissemination Strategy Presenting INNOMEC during relevant events Verona, 25 March 2015 MALATTIA DI ALZHEIMER: nuove frontiere e nuovi servizi 14
Dissemination Strategy Presenting INNOMEC during relevant events Vicenza, 9 September 2015 Meeting with the President of IPAB Vicenza >> potential mutual cooperation within and beyond INNOMEC experience 15
Dissemination Strategy Distribution of Project leaflets (more than 200) Examples: - SCV hall (all Project duration) - Study visit from Bulgaria (March 2015) - TIM Project Final Conference hosted in Vicenza (July 2015) - LeGaQual2DO Project 3TM hosted in Vicenza (October 2015) - Coop. La Goccia and Fondazione OASI premises - Consulta degli anziani - Etc. 16
Dissemination Strategy Online strategy Examples: - SCV website International Projects page - News on SCV website in different project stages - Sharing of news on SCV/INNOMEC Facebook pages - SCV newsletter with INNOMEC news (7,000 subscribers) - Sharing of INNOMEC newsletter - News published by stakeholders (i.e. Fondazione O.A.S.I. in occasion of the event on Alzheimer disease) - Etc. 17
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