Last week was a very interesting week in West Lothian.
We met with 4 care homes in West Lothian, each with a different idea for innovation or improvement that they would like to test in a lab setting.
Proposed ideas included anything from a dementia carers group to a communication tool for staff! Some homes wanted to use the tool to test a radical change in a safe setting, whilst others wanted to explore an experience and have space to reflect.
We were overwhelmed at the feedback and are now in the process of getting to the core of these ideas and choosing the one that best serves the Reshaping Care for Older People Agenda and can be shared with other providers.
I was also able to attend a social service lab in a day centre in North Lanarkshire – as a participant and as an observer. While the full evaluation of this day will come later, I personally felt it was a really interesting way to work differently and I have high hopes for labs in West Lothian!
For more information on labs in general please visitย IRISS’ Social Service Labs Website.
Stay tuned for more details!