The rapidly ageing population calls for a radically different approach to organising care for the elderly. Systemic interventions with impact: the new elderly care (SINO) aims to contribute to future-proof elderly care through interventions in the current care system and design-based research. By combining the strengths of formal and informal care providers, the creative industries and knowledge institutions, this project is working towards a more coherent, empathetic and sustainable care system.
SINO focuses on identifying strategic points in the care system where interventions are needed and develops new interventions. These are then tested, evaluated and scaled up in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, so that concrete local results contribute to social impact on a larger scale.
This project is part of CLICKNL’s ‘Design Power & Transitions’ programme, which explores what creative professionals need to tackle societal challenges and accelerate transitions.
Approach
This project is addressing three urgent practical cases concerning the integration of formal and informal care. These cases are selected on the basis of exploratory research. The three-process model of design-driven research is being applied, comprising the theory process, the practice process and the connecting innovation process.
In the theory process, the focus is on knowledge development, analysing existing interventions and formulating effective principles for system change in general. In the connecting innovation process, existing interventions are designed and tested within the context of elderly care, and new interventions are developed. In the practice process, research is conducted into how these new interventions can be implemented in elderly care practice, and their impact is monitored. Finally, there is a strong focus on knowledge sharing via ESC and on scaling up effective approaches.
In the SINO project, scientific insights are linked to design practice, and learning environments are created in which the care of the future is developed in collaboration with the professional field. The approach is iterative, cooperative and practice-oriented.
