Quality for Silver life 3th professional meeting report (EN)
The third and at the same time final professional meeting of our Quality for Silver Life project took place in Alsómocsolád (Hungary) between 19-22 September 2022.
The first two meetings were mainly aimed at the partners getting to know each other personally and professionally and presenting local good practices, projects and experiences in the field of elderly care, active ageing and quality ageing.
The third meeting also aimed at presenting and sharing local good practices and experiences, but as a final session we also aimed at evaluating the project and exploring future cooperation opportunities.
On the first day of the meeting, after the reception of the guests, a dinner was held, where, in addition to the foreign guests, the village council representatives of Alsómocsolád, the management of the Home for the Elderly and the colleagues working on the project took part. During the dinner, in addition to getting to know each other personally, the participants were also able to learn about the programme, objectives and expected results of the event.
On the second day of the professional meeting, we visited the Szent Lőrinc Care Home (https://szlg.hu/) in Pécs, an institution providing care and nursing services maintained by the Diocese of Pécs. They provide a secure home for people who are unable to care for themselves (or only with help) due to old age or illness. In their institution, this is reflected in the fact that, in addition to the care and nursing tasks, community building, spending time activly and usefully - adapted to the resident's life situation - activities, joint and individual kinesitherapy, mental hygiene and the opportunity to practice religion are also important daily activities. Since 2013, they have been licensed to provide state-of-the-art nursing care, which includes facilities and qualified nursing care. Caring for people with dementia and providing a safe environment for them have priority in their institution.
ttila Szűcs, Director of the institution, and Orsolya Németh, Institutional Coordinator, helped us to introduce the institution.
After the professional programme, we had the opportunity to visit the Cathedral and the Bishop's Palace, as well as take short city tour.
After the programme in Pécs, we visited the Bikal Experience Farm - https://elmenybirtok.hu/ - which could be a good example for developing Silver Economy. The Experience Farm offers unique opportunities for recreation for all ages, and is therefore suitable for seniors for recreation, relaxation and bathing. Gentle tourism, active tourism and touristic services for older people can be a way out for disadvantaged settlements, but it is also essential to ensure networked cooperation between settlements and to preserve, protect and present the natural, landscape, cultural and built heritage.
Alsómocsolád was the venue for the third day of the professional programme.
During the programme, Anita Pitzné Keller, head of the "Autumn Light" Home for the Elderly, presented the operation of the Home, and the participants were also given the opportunity to visit the institution.
The "Autumn Light" Home for the Elderly opened its doors to the elderly on 1 May 2006. The professional work of the institution pays special attention to the individual sensitivity, abilities, needs and requirements of the residents, to the implementation of personalised care, to the preservation of their activity and to the support of quality ageing. It is important for them to have daily personal contact with their residents, to have one-to-one conversations and to listen to their problems and needs, both in the mental hygiene group sessions and in the care work they carry out.
After the introduction to the Home for the Elderly, Anikó Balogh and Marietta Mészáros-Taller presented the work in the Day Care Centre to the participants. Currently, 15 people participate in the day care, which provides them with health promotion activities, excursions, participation in cultural and sports events, creative activities, administrative assistance and community.
As part of the professional programme, participants were able to try the services currently provided by the recreation centre, the Orgon and the salt room.
After lunch, the kindergarten children from the Mágocs kindergarten gave a taste of Hungarian folk dance, and then the pensioners from the day care offered freshly baked pancakes to our guests.
In the afternoon, Dr. Attila Sík, Head of the Institute of Transdisciplinary Research of the University of Pécs, spoke about the meaning of Silver Economy and why Baranya County could be the region where these opportunities could be used to the full.
Zsuzsa Halmai, head of the Northern Ridge (Észak-Hegyhát) Micro-regional Union, talked about the opportunities of the micro-region, the measures and plans taken so far in the field of elderly care, quality and active ageing, highlighting the importance of co-operation at the regional level and between sectors.
To conclude the workshop, two issues were discussed in small groups per country:
1. What kind of good practices did the participants see during the professional meetings of the project, what could they take over from them, what suggestions could they give to the hosts.
2. What opportunities do they see for future cooperation - not only on quality ageing? How could we continue to work together? What specific tasks do they undertake?
Future cooperation opportunities:
1. sustainable and healthy living with a focus on families (healthy food, lifestyle, community building)
2. economic and money management trainings for children and families:
a. Youtube videos
b. Infographics
c. Online training materials, "Childchance programme" - online training
d. Competitions
e. "How to find the best solution, a credible source of information on the Internet"
3. Starting a business in a small village: how to start a business? Success stories, videos, mentoring
4. organising exchange visits (EACEA Twinning or Networks of Cities programme)
5. Senior Art programme:
a. organising exhibitions, the aim is to allow seniors to show their own world through art.
b. New rehabilitation methods
c. Online training, arts and crafts for residents and staff
d. Involvement of volunteers in artistic and creative activities
6. Preparation of a brochure about the settlements in several languages
7. Publication of the tales of Alsómocsolád in several languages
8. Sharing on Facebook the content of the other municipalities, content sharing on the Facebook page of Quality for Silver Life - V4 project
9. Environmental protection programmes
10. How we see the other settlement from a professional point of view (e.g. tourism development opportunities)
11. Exchange of local products:
a. culture packaged in local products
b. rediscovering and selling traditional products of the elderly, preserving traditions
12. astronomy, Internet observations, school programmes on astronomy
13. online competitions, challenges
14. our society after Covid
15. Silver Economy manager training at university
16. the life cycle of ageing - sharing good practices, consciously preparing for ageing:
a. "From community to full care" - how we can help each other
b. Conscious ageing already for young people
c. Volunteering in old age, language learning online, with the involvement of university students, "Granny-cloud"
17. Organisation of study visits (methods and funding opportunities)
18. Volunteering (ESC programme)
One part of the projects could be implemented through the ERASMUS+ grant, for which the next deadline is March 2023, and the preparation and sponsorship of the grant is undertaken by the Association of Teachers and Trainers (Opava).
Alsómocsolád, in the framework of its current ESC Volunteering Programme, will undertake the implementation of a group volunteering programme between April and August 2023, where 12 people (young people aged 18-30) will be able to participate and volunteer for 14 days in Alsómocsolád in the field of elderly care and quality ageing.
After the technical conference and workshop, the participants had the opportunity to try our pletna-type boat, then they visited our Village Hall, where the Cooperation Agreement was signed, and then they visited the St. Andrew Church. The programme ended with a farewell dinner prepared in open air ovens.
Program of the final professional meeting
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Monday, September 19, 2022 from 5 p.m Arrival of foreign guests 18:00 – 21:00 Dinner in the dining room of the Autumn Light Nursing Home
Tuesday, September 20, 2022 08:00 – 08:45 Breakfast in the dining room of the Autumn Light Nursing Home 08:45 – 10:00 Travel to Pécs 10:00 – 18:00 Professional program organized by the Szent Lőrinc Nursing Home in Pécs, lunch, visit to the institutions of the Diocese of Pécs (Cathedral, Bishop's Palace, Treasury) 18:00 – 19:00 Travel to Bikal 19:00 – 21:00 Walk through the Experience Estate, Buffet dinner 21:00 – 23:00 Bathing in the Bathhouse of the Experience Estate
Wednesday, September 21, 2022 08:00 – 08:45 Breakfast in the dining room of the Autumn Light Nursing Home 9:00 – 10:00 Presentation of the Autumn Light Nursing Home in the Hall of the Village Hall 10:00 – 11:30 Presentation of the recreation center, salt room, Organ room, Planetarium 11:30 – 12:30 Visit to the Autumn Light Nursing Home 12:30 – 13:30 Lunch in the dining room of the Autumn Light Nursing Home 13:30 – 15:00 Coffee and pancakes with the participants in day care for the elderly in the park of the Autumn Light Nursing Home 15:00 – 17:30 Professional conference and workshop in the Conference Center: Dr. Attila Sík: What does the Silver economy mean, European perspective Gáborné Halmai: Opportunities for a silver economy in the Észak-Hegyhát Microregional Union Workshop work:
Plenary session: Summary
17:30 – 19:30 Village Hall, sign ot the Cooperation Agreement 19:30 – 22:00 Closing dinner in the furnace courtyard, signing of the Memorandum of Understandin, closing of the project
Thursday, September 22, 2022 08:00 – 09:00 Breakfast in the dining room of the Autumn Light Nursing Home from 09:00 Departure |
