People with dementia (PWD) often becomes inactive and socially insulated, which often results in health decline. Identifying new methods for assisting and tailoring the environment for PWD will save relatives, society and PWD from unnecessary strain. It has been shown that activity can reduce additional bi-symptoms and increase the amount of time PWD can live independently. Physical and mental activity can reduce somatic decline, need for medication and the strain on the relatives.
This project will result in a new service that will be supported by a ICT based mapping tool that will ensure quality in the health promoting activity service for PWD. The research will identify health promoting parameters and lay a foundation for a new type of targeted service that will deliver a knowledge based, personalized and quality assured activity service for PWD. This includes the organizational structure to support the service in addition to adaptation of point of contact between service provider and -receiver.
This service innovation will be supported by a ICT based decision support tool. This tool will based on mapping of the individual service receiver produce a personalized activity plan. In addition a personalized guide with methods and concrete tips on how to carry out the service for each service receiver is created. This research based tool will be used in Noen's business, but will also be commercialized and provided to other dementia care organisations.