{"id":164,"date":"2013-11-14T16:15:03","date_gmt":"2013-11-14T16:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.iriss.org.uk\/fitforthefuture\/?p=164"},"modified":"2013-11-14T16:15:12","modified_gmt":"2013-11-14T16:15:12","slug":"care-home-labs-an-invitation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.iriss.org.uk\/fitforthefuture\/2013\/11\/14\/care-home-labs-an-invitation\/","title":{"rendered":"Care Home Labs: An Invitation"},"content":{"rendered":"
Invitation to Participate: Care Home Labs<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n The joint IRISS (Institute of Research and Innovation in Social Services) and Scottish Care project Fit for the Future<\/i> is looking for a care home in West Lothian that is enthusiastic about improving their services to support better outcomes for older people and interested in working in new ways.<\/p>\n What is a lab?<\/strong><\/p>\n A Lab is the name given to an environment where the people involved in providing support can come together and try out a new ways of working. Labs can be used to test out service processes, interactions, products and experiences.<\/b><\/p>\n A social service lab offers the opportunity to test and develop news ways of working, utilising the knowledge and experience of all service stakeholders.<\/p>\n As a part of the joint IRISS and Scottish Care project Fit for the Future<\/i>, we are looking for a care home in West Lothian who would like to use the lab to improve and change their services to improve outcomes for older people.<\/p>\n This opportunity could be used in three different ways, for example to:<\/p>\n However we openly welcome other ideas in which the function and experiences of support could be approached.<\/p>\n What Fit for the Future<\/i> can offer you as a provider<\/strong><\/p>\n Partnership <\/b>– We would provide support to develop your idea and the design of the lab to test this idea. It is vital that the people who will be part of the lab will be a part of this process.<\/p>\n Design <\/b>\u2013 Depending upon the opportunity you want to explore, we would create the environments and prototypes you need in order to test the functionality and peoples\u2019 experience of the idea.<\/p>\n Facilitation and recording <\/b>\u2013 After the opportunity has been tested we would facilitate a discussion between everyone involved to discover their thoughts, opinions, ideas and experiences. We hope to capture learning from the day (in the medium that is most appropriate ie. Photos, videos) We will hope to capture the discussion and \u2018debrief\u2019 following the lab. This will mean that we have a robust record of the experience from multiple perspectives.<\/p>\n Evaluation <\/b>\u2013 There will be a participative evaluation during their reflective session, and a series of follow up sessions after the lab to move forwards with learning.<\/p>\n Moving Forwards<\/b> \u2013 This project aims to support the independent sector through change and improvement. We would be interested in supporting the involved provider to take the next step in utilizing their learning from their labs.<\/p>\n Sharing<\/b>– IRISS & Scottish Care are interested in sharing the learning from this lab (both about the specific learning experience, but also about the medium of labs themselves). The participating provider must consent to share their experience of the process with other stakeholders.<\/p>\n Developing Your Idea<\/strong><\/p>\n Ideas can come from anywhere. They can be solutions to problems, improvements for processes already in place or radical innovations.<\/p>\n This project has a focus on looking to the future of care, and making sure the independent sector is responding proactively to the Reshaping Care for Older People agenda. IRISS can also support you to source ideas and make safe spaces to ignite your creative spark!<\/p>\n Consider:<\/p>\n Time Commitment & Joint Working<\/strong><\/p>\n Below is the time commitment that your organisation would commit to in order to develop and execute the care home lab:<\/p>\n For more information on Fit for the Future please visit https:\/\/blogs.iriss.org.uk\/fitforthefuture\/<\/a><\/p>\n If you are interested in participating in the lab, or want to hear more about them please contact:<\/p>\n Rhiann.mclean@iriss.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n 07545696162<\/p>\n\n
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