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WIDER Innovation Fair
Barcelona, 20th November 2013
Innovation in housing and independent living for elderly people
based on pilot actions from CE-project HELPS
Gian Matteo Apuzzo
Local Health Authority n.5
on behalf of the Central Directorate for Health, Social-Health Integration and Social Policies,
Friuli Venezia Giulia Autonomous Region
This project is implemented through the CENTRAL EUROPE Programme co-financed by the ERDF
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INNOVATION: THE CONCEPT (1)
• To promote the autonomy of elderly people living in
their own dwellings (homes, communities) by
supporting demand driven solutions through quality
and sustainable welfare systems
• The need to find innovative solutions to health and
social services area.
• The main goal is to make the old people to live
healthly and independently at home as long as
possible, through better prevention, innovative
home care, community-base solutions.
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THE CONCEPT (2)
INNOVATION IN THE SOCIAL SECTOR
Innovative processes should lead to:
• New models of social protection
• New social relations
• New territorial networks
The innovative models should get a step forward in terms of:
• Sustainability
• Solidarity (relations, behaviors, actions)
• Social Responsibility (co-operation, inclusiveness, openness, dialogue)
CAPITALIZATION: policies review, laws renewal, financial resources refocus sing, services re-organization.
• Although not always possible a clear costs-benefits analysis
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Innovation in the regional social care system of Friuli Venezia Giulia
The most recent regional plans and legislation have defined a model
of integrated system of social and health services, strengthening
the role of the Municipalities in managing integrated services:
• The promotion of home care is developed mainly through the
partnership between Municipalities and Local Health Authorities.
• Innovative models for integrated care: multi-dimensional and
cross-sectoral evaluation of needs, personal tailored project,
integrated taking on.
• Innovative tools of local integrated health and social planning:
Territorial activities Program (PAT) and Local Plan of social policy
(PdZ, Piano di Zona)
• Integrated policies with research/innovation and housing sectors
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Title of the project
HELPS
Housing and Home-care for the Elderly and vulnerable people
and Local Partnership Strategies in Central European cities
Central Europe Programme
Call for Strategic Project Proposals
Lead Partner: Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia
12 partners
+ 3 associated partners
8 countries involved
Duration: 36 months - from October 2011 to September 2014
Total Budget: 2.670.229,00 € (ERDF: 2.133.975,35 €)
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CENTRAL EUROPE PROGRAMME OPPORTUNITY
RESTRICTED CALL FOR STRATEGIC PROJECT
• Priority 4
Enhancing competitiveness and attractiveness of cities and region
• Area of Intervention 2
Addressing the territorial effects of demographic and social
change on urban and regional development
• Concept 6
Innovative housing and care solutions for the elderly and
vulnerable persons in Central European cities
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HELPS PARTNERSHIP
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FVG Region – ITA
City of Leipzig, Economic Development Office – D
Municipality of the City of Debrecen – HU
Veneto Region – ITA
Association of Towns and Communities of Slovakia SK
Institute of Sociology of the Academy of Sciences of
the Czech Republic – CZ
Institute for Sociology Slovak Academy of Sciences –
SK
German Association for Housing, Urban and Spatial
Development – D
Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center – PL
Samariterbund Burgenland – A
Hungarian Maltese Charity Service – HU
Slovenian Federation of Pensioners’ Organizations –
SLO
City of Brno - CZ
Institute of Social Research - ITA
Ministry of Labour - SLO
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HELPS COMMON CHALLENGES
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The access to information to overcoming practical obstacles preventing
from leading healthy and active lives within the chosen living environment
The application of accessibility criteria in urban planning and housing
design to reducing spatial segregation and facilitating life at home for all
The empowerment of human resources dedicated to in/formal homecare
The cross-cutting contribution of ICT to the individual autonomy,
considered both in terms of wider access to technology and market
potential
The involvement of local neighborhood communities in the development
of forms of social citizenship to reconstructing social links based on
reciprocity and solidarity
The sustainability and efficiency of care systems
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IDENTIFIED CHALLENGES
ACCESS TO
INFORMATION
INTEGRATED
MANAGEMENT
OF CARE
SERVICES
ACCESSIBILITY
OF DAILY LIFE
SPACES
ELDERLY
(over 65)
&
PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES
NEIGHBORHOOD
COMMUNITIES
ICT SOLUTIONS
EMPOWERMENT
OF
PROFESSIONALS
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HELPS PROJECT ACTIVITIES: RESEARCH
Transnational research of innovative
practices of housing and care solutions
Transnational overview of
innovative policies
Catalogue of best practices
Definition of needs and
formulation of recommendations
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HELPS PROJECT ACTIVITIES: PILOT ACTIONS
PPP for management integrated
housing&homecare services (IT)
Linking care and housing at neighborooh level
& design-for all adaption of 1flat (DE)
Pilot Actions
2 Formal/informal carers training (HU, CK)
2 AAL/ICT applications (AT, PL)
1 Community development + ICT solutions (SK)
1 Access to information and services – INFO
POINT (SLO)
8 LOCAL SUPPORT GROUPs (LSGs)
Local PPP involving stakeholders and beneficiaries
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HELPS PROJECT ACTIVITIES: STRATEGIES
LSG
Transnational design of strategies
and actions
1 Action Learning Set
per Project Partner
Local Action Plans (LAPs)
Transnational
recommendations
and Toolkit
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HELPS PILOT ACTIONS
Innovation in AAL solutions
POLAND: facilitating ICT-based innovation in housing and care for elderly and
disabled through AAL solutions
The Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center (Polish Academy of
Sciences ) is developing new AAL solutions by applying a participatory research
method. In fact, these innovative and needs-oriented solutions are being
designed with extensive and direct participation of the
end users – elderly and disabled – who undertake the
role of expert designers, helping to improve fruition and
functionality standards in accordance with the
needs of the target group.
AUSTRIA: AAL solutions in integrated supervised flats
SLOVAKIA: intergenerational self-help groups at neighborhood level and AAL
for informal care (tele-emergency service)
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HELPS PILOT ACTIONS
Innovation in INFORMATION & EDUCATION
HUNGARY: professional training for informal caregivers
The Municipality of Debrecen and the Maltese Charity Service focused their
action on the importance and empowerment of informal care givers, by
combining "on-field" training courses with online learning, through the
realization of the innovative IT tool "Web Nurse" portal www.webnover.hu.
SLOVENIA: open access to information
The Info Point in the city of Ljubljiana, opened by ZDUS
(Slovene Federation of Pensioners), celebrates its first
year of activity. It provides thoroughinformation and
counseling for elderly people and families about
housing, home care solutions, better quality of life.
CZECH REPUBLIC: innovative needs survey evaluation among elderly
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HELPS PILOT ACTIONS
Innovation in SOCIAL HOUSING
GERMANY: for a better home-accessibility
The Municipality of Leipzig offers a permanent exhibition
on assistive solutions for elderly and vulnerable people.
The exhibition includes a great variety of solutions for
everyday life at home: from the bath-room settings to fully
equipped kitchens. The local staff offer counseling to families
on how to improve their own homes accessibility standards;
moreover, they also offer precious assistance about
budgeting and affordability of the costs.
ITALY: private/public partnership for innovative housing models
2 experimentations in Trieste: an innovative co-housing solution, supported by the Friuli
Venezia Giulia Region, foresees that beneficiaries sign a formal Commitment for
Solidarity. On the other hand, the existing Montebello Residential Complex (in Trieste) is
testing advanced integrated home-care and de-institutionalisation processes with the
development of a stronger community-oriented network, thanks to the commitment of
volunteering families and local associations.
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FVG pilot action
Montebello Project - Trieste
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Co-housing initiative in Trieste: implemented by ITIS, the global restructuring of
the building is almost finished, with 17 flats, one public space at the ground
floor, and a common space + terrace at the top floor
Main elements:
-the coexistence of different beneficiaries and
different generations
- independence and privacy are maintained (private
flats) jointly with a shared commnunity living, with full
accessibility criteria
-Building up a supportive local network which will
provide a monitoring service and the promotion of
social relations, community development and informal
care.
- and the promotion of mutual informal services
(mutual help and integrated aid)
-set of criteria for informal care that will be included in
a Solidarity Contract
This project is implemented through the CENTRAL EUROPE Programme co-financed by the ERDF
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2. Co-housing HELPS pilot support:
Participatory process for the definition of needs and criteria of solidarity (selecting
facilitators, publicity of the project and selection of the target group
Focus gruops with beneficiaries and organizations staff for needs survey, criteria
setting for social innovation and solidarity co-housing
Definition of beneficiaries profile, planning and organizing mutual help activities,
selecting actions for inter-generational integration
Drawing the Solidarity Contract, definition of the model of co-housing, drafting
the public call for beneficiaries
This project is implemented through the CENTRAL EUROPE Programme co-financed by the ERDF
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!
Gian Matteo Apuzzo, Ph.D.
Project manager
[email protected]
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Tel: (+39) 0432 933 146
Fax: (+39) 0432 933 138
skype: matteo.apuzzo
This project is implemented through the CENTRAL EUROPE Programme co-financed by the ERDF