1. Active participation in a Nursing
Home – How ?
Активное участие в доме
престарелых - как?
Helky Koskela, Licentiate of Social Sciences,
лиценциат в области социальной работы
University of Jyväskylä/ Kokkola University Consortium Chydenius,
Finland
2. My competence to this Issue
моя квалификация
• 14,5 years work in Elderly
• Photo: Antero Huhtala, Finland
care; Nursing Home, • (The photo is shown in the Conference)
Home Service, Support
for informal care and in a
project.
• I´m also researching
Institutional care.
• I belong to “third age”
myself !
• My parents have been
suffering dementia.
3. Some bad News from Finland?
Некоторые плохие новости из
Финляндии? The Youtube link is shown in the Conference
• Rather wealthy country, • Admiring youth and the
but we are struggling effectiveness…
with many social
problems:
• Unemployment,
Alcohol, sexual Abuse,
Marginalization of
youth, Shut downs in
Social Services…
4. • Residential care for the • (The photo is shown in
elderly has been the Conference)
reduced but Home
services have not been
replaced. Some have
left “abandoned” home
or in an institution.
• However, I am now
telling about the good
care. It still exists in
many Nursing Homes.
5. Majority of older people is a huge
resource, not a burden
Esko 79 years old, here is his summerjob…
• (The photo is shown in the Conference)
6. Senior people are helping younger
people in many ways…
• (The photo is shown in • (The photo is shown in
the Conference) the Conference)
7. Frail Elderly – how can they
participate to research ? Photo: Aaro Koskela
• They often have difficulties • (The photo is shown in
to talk, hear, see or
remember. the Conference)
• They can have pains and the
situation can vary a lot even
during one meeting.
• Many of them are not used
to say their Opinions.
• So, their thoughts must be
studied in new ways; e.g.
Board games, Photo
elicitation, Observation.
8. Elderly can really participate in
Nursing Home, when:
Photo: Studio Aaro, Aaro Koskela
• (The photo is shown in • Visitors can come and
the Conference) go, such as in the home.
• There is chance to be
outside and in the city
• They have enough
helping Hands.
• Their wishes and needs
are taken seriously.
• The Atmosphere is free.
9. Dementic people participating
• Viewing and Tracking: sitting and watching
Body language and participation: the clap and stomp
excited
Speech and Sound: speaking to nurse and other
The expression of emotions: laughing heartily,
look at each other and clap
Unresponsive / passivity: sitting straight-faced, looking
around
Active withdrawal: moving the wheelchair away.
(Vuorinen 2012, Master's thesis work)
10. Participating – Key to Well being
• “A long and healthy life and well-being is
linked to social life. Minimal interaction is
more harmful than smoking and obesity.”
• ”Минимальное взаимодействие является
более вредным, чем курение и ожирение”
(Markku T. Hyyppä)
• (A animation is shown in the Confrenece)
11. • ”Although I could get all the Knowledge and all
the Mysteries – I would be nothing more than a
Jingle, if I could´t feel the love”.
• Photo: Antero Huhtala, Finland (The photo is shown in the Conference)
