The current demographic evolution in Europe has led to an increased interest in taking into account and supporting people at home. According to data published in 2016 by the Regional Health Agency, people over 75 years of age living in institutions represent only 9.7% of all people over 75 years of age. More than 90% of the population over 75 years of age live at home. There is a growing demand and a need to expand the range of home services. Maintaining the quality of life at home is a major generational issue for EU countries. This approach can only be carried out at territorial level and must therefore involve a large number of actors, particularly in the field of training and research, which must be able to prepare future professionals for the challenges of European territories. Thus, only a networking and partnership approach can respond to this network of issues. The common thread of the QAVAD project therefore focuses on the quality of life of IPs at home. This commitment involves strong actions to promote the link between longevity of life expectancy and quality of life, and then to ensure concrete improvements in the support of people in maintaining their autonomy, in the support of carers and professionals working at home, as well as in the coordination of the actors who gravitate around the home. Thus, how can we articulate quality of life and quality of services towards the emergence of an individualized support project that meets the needs and wishes of users? Project QAVAD aims to promote the development or maintenance of cognitive, motor and social skills, essential to the quality of life of users, in coordination with health workers and in collaboration with caregivers. It is therefore on the basis of these local or national practices that QAVAD intends to rely on to enable the share/transfer of experiences towards the emergence of a shared formative and technical methodology, at European level, in terms of a living and evolving vocational training, meeting the needs of its actors, beneficiaries and their families. The objectives of the project: - Prevent the isolation of people and their family in vulnerable situations at home - Improve and diversify the offer of training courses that is approching private homes a resources point in territory related to quality of life - Promote the coordination of the actors of the territory who work around the person in private homes - Support the emergence of good partnership practices between the "all" institution and the "all" home Led by Etcharry Formation Developpement (EFD), a social work training organisation working at the heart of professional networks in the Pyrénées Atlantiques and Landes (France), the QAVAD project combines: : - Laguntza Etxerat- Home help service in the same region (France); - l’Association Gaves et Bidouze (France) ; - CEFAL, a professional training organisation based in Bologna (Italy); - Solco Insieme: cooperative operating for PA services at home - The Department of Educational Sciences of the University of Bologna (Italy); - Randers Social- og Sundhedsskole: Training Centre (Denmark) - The MATIA Foundation and its research institute, which developed the model of a person-centred approach (Spain); - The Nazaret Zentroa vocational training centre, (Spain); Organized from September 2019 to August 2022, the QAVAD project foresees 3 main productions: 1 - An "Inventory and analysis of training and innovative field experiences", developed during the first 8 months of the project. 2 - A "Training booklet on quality of life at home", implemented in 3 successive stages: production of an initial training programme, testing of professionals and students, adaptation and formalization of the final programme. This booklet will be intended to be used in the various social work training courses at different levels (2 and 5 in France) and in the health sector. 3 - A technical guide that will propose proven activities and tools, directly associated with the formative principles developed within the framework of the training. These tools will be presented in the form of freely downloadable files (creative commons license) from a dedicated website. The consortium will organize 9 international meetings to give researchers and professionals optimal joint working time to ensure real shared production. A working relationship via a collaborative platform and videoconference meetings will complete the tools. The dissemination will take place through 3 events (one in each territory-project) but also through local Technical Committees which will associate all the professional structures of these same territories. Finally, support from the public authorities in charge of social affairs is already being sought, through contacts made with the Emilia Romagna Health and Social Agency, the Bordeaux Regional Health Agency, the Pyrénées-Atlantiques Department, the Diputación de Gipuzkoa, the Jutland Central region etc.
The main objectives of the project QAVAD are to: - prevent the isolation of the elderly and home caregivers, - work to maintain the autonomy of Elderys at home, - improve and diversify the offer of training that intervenes in the place of life of Elder in connection with the quality of life - promote the coordination of the actors of the territory who intervene at home, - support the emergence of a good partnership practices between the “everything” institution and the “everything” home In order to achieve these objectives, the following 3 specific objectives and intellectual properties have been developped: SO1: Deepen and complete the inventory and analysis with regard to training and innovative field experiences in these areas (PI1); SO2: Produce, test and adapt a training program for the quality of life of Eldery intended for learners and professionals in the health and medico-social fields working in the home (PI2); SO3: Produce a technical guide promoting quality of life, intended for professionals and carers working in the home (PI3).
The current demographic changes in Europe have led to an increased interest in supporting the elderly people at home. According to the Regional Health Agency, the people aged 75+ living in institutions represent 9.7% of all people aged 75+. More than 90% of the population over 75 years old lives at home. Maintaining quality of life at home is a major generational issue for EU countries. The QAVAD (Quality of Life at Home) project proposes to focus on the quality of life of people with disabilities at home, and then to ensure concrete improvements in the support of people in maintaining their autonomy, in the support of caregivers and professionals working in the home, as well as in the coordination of the actors who work in the home. Given the sociological changes, it is essential to study the needs of home services and to review the training and skills of the professionals who provide them. Quality of Life is not limited to care and control of somatic sensations. The QAVAD project aims to promote the development or maintenance of cognitive, motor and social skills essential to quality of life. Historically, these psyhosocial needs have not been taken into account.