Kustaankartano Innovation Programme1 Kustaankartano Innovation Programme Kustaankartano Innovation Programme2 InnoKusti Dept. of Social Services City of Helsinki, Innovation Fund Years , 6-8 projects Partnership: corporate, educational Kustaankartano Innovation Programme3 Programme Goals The beneficial use of gerontechnology & innovative best practices Quality of Care safety functional ability individualized care Human resources allocation motivation Kustaankartano Innovation Programme4 Key Elements Implementation Application evaluation User profile Nursing practices Sustainability how to make it work? does it suit our needs? is it worth while? who benefits? who doesnt? how to make the most if it? how to make it last? Kustaankartano Innovation Programme5 InnoKusti -programme Kustaankartano Staff (project units) Project Coordinators (3, MSc Health Science) -Planning -Collaboration with partners -IT -infrastructure issues etc Project Workers (7, reg. nurses and PTs) -Training -Ongoing support -Motivation Kustaankartano Innovation Programme6 Tasks Study Reliability Usability Applicability Effect Report Information (results, recommendations, models) Development (innovations, best practices) Standardized measures (RAI) Develop Nursing: Best practices Technology: End-user perspective Kustaankartano Innovation Programme7 Ongoing Projects Safety in Activating Daily Living Development intervention Bed side monitoring system (Emfit) Nursing practices model (Activating Daily Living) Pilot project 12 months (2007), n=13 Distribution project & Efficiency Study (2008), n=42 Kustaankartano Innovation Programme8 Ongoing Projects Safe Steps Sensory Floor monitoring system (Elsi) Application development (End-user) Pilot project 12 months (2007), 2 rooms Distribution project & Efficiency study ( ), ca 64 residents Kustaankartano Innovation Programme9 Ongoing Projects on a smaller scale InnoVoice ( ) Silver Bird Sound Stimulation System Social well-being, cognitive stimulation SafeBed (Emfit) Pilot, usability assessment (n=4) Evaluation report for Kontula Elderly Care Centre Kustaankartano Innovation Programme10 Organizational Structure Kustaankartano Board of Trustees Steering Committee Director of Kustaankartano Leena Pohjola p1p2p3p4p...N InnoKusti Kustaankartano Innovation Programme11 Questions?... thank you!