Support of people with dementia in remote areas

Programme 2007 - 2013 Northern Periphery

Date of latest update: 2021-04-06

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Description (EN):

The Remodem project will develop and test an integrated service package for people with dementia living in remote rural communities which allows and supports them to continue living in their current homes and postpones their placement in institutional care. This will be achieved through modules of support incorporating tested ICT services. The modules will give people with dementia improved access to qualified dementia-specific community support and enable more cost-efficient care. The modules will respond both to the direct support needs of people with dementia and the needs of others who support them among family and friends, health and care professionals, and care providers. The project is transnational and involves partners in Scotland, Sweden, Norway, the Faeroe Islands, and Greenland. Aim & Objectives: The main objective of the RemoDem project is to develop and test an integrated The main objective of the RemoDem project is to develop and test an integrated service package for people with dementia living in remote rural communities which allows and supports them to continue living in their current homes and postpones their placement in institutional care. This will be achieved by integrating knowledge on best practice in home based dementia care with innovating use of ICT technology and national guidelines for care Transnational exchange of experiences will also be part of the work strategy.

Achievements (EN):

The Remodem project has developed and tested an integrated service package for people with dementia living in remote rural communities, which allows and supports them to continue living in their current homes and postpones their placement in institutional care. RemoDem products and services The RemoDem tool The service is a decision tool to be used to help service providers to develop and deliver new and improved dementia services. It is a flexible tool that covers several modules of support to people with dementia, their family, support staff, and the community and has been used by all participants. Remote support IPads are tested as a tool for improved support for people with dementia (users) and their family. The iPads is used by the users and their family to communicate with the home care services, home nursing services, and other health staff. The service is offered to persons with dementia living in their own homes. Different iPad-services have been tested in in the Faroe Islands as well as both Norrbotten municipalities. Home visits to persons with dementia can be made via the Giraff, which is a remote controlled mobile device with a camera and monitor providing remote assistance and security to the elderly in their own homes. Home care staff and friends or family may call the person with dementia from their computer. The caller may control the Giraff from the computer, moving around in the user’s home. The user may also call from the Giraff, using a remote control. The service has been tested in the Western Isles. Remote supervision night-time Many persons with dementia living in their own homes need supervision during the night. Home care staff is therefore scheduled to visit to check their condition at appointed times during the night. Night cameras installed in the user’s home make these visits redundant. Health staff are able to check the users’ condition at scheduled times without leaving their office. Pictures are not recorded or saved. Night cameras have been tested in Arvidsjaur. Navigation support The Posifon wrist band is a GPS-tool suitable for assisting users to navigate when being outdoors. The wrist band contains a GPS, an alarm button and a mobile phone. When the user pushes the alarm button, the phone calls or sends messages to family or health staff. A map service informs of the user’s position. The service has been tested in Pajala and Arvidsjaur for persons in the early stages of dementia. Dementia Friendly Community NHS Western Isles is currently working in partnership with local businesses across the Western Isles that have an ambition to become Dementia Friendly. The Dementia Friendly initiative aims to give public recognition and support to shops, businesses and towns across the Western Isles that are taking steps towards being more inclusive towards people with dementia.

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Expected Results (EN):

The project is expected to inform dementia policy development by providing robust evaluation results on the impacts of technology on quality of dementia support and health economics. The RemoDem will develop a service pagage that is a decision support tool for use in planning the provision of dementia-related services in remote rural areas. It provides access to technical data and to information on the available evidence on acceptability and efficacy of deployment of different technologies. Dementia-related services include: the direct support of people with dementia; services for informal supporters; professional support services; and services aimed at communities and community members. RemoDem will provide structured access to both summarised and detailed information. The RemoDem tool presents information in ‘modules’ which focus on different areas of service provision. Within each module users will be able to browse ‘solution concepts’ for identified needs and access data on specific technologies delivering each solution concept. The RemoDem tool does not make decisions – it is a tool to aid decision-making which draws on published literature and transnational learning to help inform decisions by summarising the evidence base and detailing technical requirements for implementation of tried and tested potential solutions. RemoDem will be able to support organisations in planning the implementation of national and local dementia strategies. RemoDem modules are arranged so that users can access information on different areas of service provision in line with local priorities. The RemoDem tool will also allow users to browse available data by ‘solution concept’. In this way decision-makers will be able to access evidence of acceptance and efficacy of the solution concept and existing technologies delivering that solution which will assist them in evaluating new product offerings. The service package will be specially adapted to the requirements of remote areas, incorporate innovative use of ICT technology, and draw on the existing skills and assets of families, communities and local care providers to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of dementia support. The project will deliver urgently needed solutions that can be adapted and adjusted to other groups of older people requiring care or support.

Thematic information

Health and social services ICT and digital society Rural and peripheral development

Partners (8)

Lead Partner: County Council of Norrbotten

Address: 971 89 Lulea, Sweden

Legal status: n/a

The Norwegian Centre for Integrated Care and Telemedicine, University Hospital of North Norway HF

Name: The Norwegian Centre for Integrated Care and Telemedicine, University Hospital of North Norway HF

Address: 9038 Tromso, Norway

Legal status: n/a

Luleå Tekniska Universitetet

Name: Luleå Tekniska Universitetet

Address: 971 87 Lulea, Sweden

Legal status: n/a

Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq

Name: Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq

Address: 3900 Nuuk, Greenland

Legal status: n/a

Institution of Primary Care Services, Naerverkid

Name: Institution of Primary Care Services, Naerverkid

Address: 100 Tórshavn, Faroe Islands

Legal status: n/a

Dementia Service Development Centre, University of Stirling

Name: Dementia Service Development Centre, University of Stirling

Address: FK9 4LA Stirling, United Kingdom

Legal status: n/a

Shetland Islands Council

Name: Shetland Islands Council

Address: ZE1 0LZ UK Lerwick, United Kingdom

Legal status: n/a

NHS Western Isles

Name: NHS Western Isles

Address: HS1 2AF Stornoway, United Kingdom

Legal status: n/a

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Project name (EN): Support of people with dementia in remote areas

Project acronym: RemoDem

Project start date: 2012-10-01

Project end date: 2014-09-30

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 1 121 835.07

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 646 791.23

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2007 - 2013 Northern Periphery

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2015-12-01

No. of projects in keep.eu / Total no. of projects (% of projects in keep.eu)

47 / 47 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

331 / 331 (100%)

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Support of people with dementia in remote areas

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