SENSE
- Project Code: 2024-1-PL01-KA220-ADU-000244087
- Category: Wellbeing & Mindfulness
Overview
The SENSE project aims to revolutionize dementia care by providing comprehensive, inclusive, and innovative educational resources.
The SENSE project implements diverse activities, including developing educational materials (guidebook, curriculum, podcasts, videos), creating digital tools, organizing training sessions, conducting pilot testing, and disseminating project outcomes.
The SENSE project anticipates tangible outcomes, including a comprehensive guidebook, curriculum, podcasts, and a toolkit for dementia care. Digital tools, training sessions, and conferences will be developed. The project aims to enhance caregivers’ skills, raise awareness, and create an inclusive, sustainable, and globally applicable approach to improve the well-being of seniors with severe dementia and their caregivers
Objectives
This project has five general objectives:
- GO1: To identify and bridge the gaps in the knowledge and support capabilities of health workers concerning severe dementia patients, enhancing their capacity to provide effective care.
- GO2: To provide health workers with practical skills aimed at supporting and elevating the quality of life for individuals with severe dementia, ensuring a more holistic and empathetic approach to caregiving.
- GO3: To educate caregivers on various aspects of dementia, sensory stimulation, and proper caregiving techniques, fostering a supportive environment for patients with severe dementia.
- GO4: To raise awareness of the importance of comfort for severe dementia patients through re-education of caregivers on sensory techniques and cognitive abilities to enhance overall well-being.
- GO5: To create a synergistic approach by integrating the education of essential skills for health professionals and adult educators with the innovative methodology of Snoezelen development. This approach ensures effective care and education, further extended to the provision of low-cost alternatives for sensory activation techniques and materials.
Partners
| Partner Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| Zdrowy KsztaĆt Magdalena Kotowicz | Poland |
| EDINET RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT LTD | Cyprus |
| AKTIOS YPIRESIES YGEIAS KAI PERITHALPSIS ILIKIOMENON KAI CHRONIOS PASCHONTON ANONYMI ETAIREIA | Greece |
| Foundation Compassion Alzheimer | Bulgaria |
