Safe, Aesthetic and Accessible Environment (4cr)
Code: SG10014-3003
General information
- Enrollment
- 01.04.2023 - 15.04.2023
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 28.08.2023 - 15.12.2023
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 4 cr
- Local portion
- 4 cr
- RDI portion
- 2 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- Geronomikoulutus (SG)
- Campus
- Tikkarinne Campus Tikkarinne 9
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 15 - 40
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Applied Gerontology
- Teachers
- Katri Palpatzis
- Riitta Räsänen
- Riitta Muhonen
- Jonna Puustinen
- Teacher in charge
- Katri Palpatzis
- Groups
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SGAS22Degree Programme in Applied Gerontology, Blended Learning, Fall, 2022
- Course
- SG10014
Evaluation scale
H-5
Objective
• You are able to define factors that enhance safety, aesthetics, accessibility, and usability in the living environment of older adults
• You can identify care, support, and rehabilitation solutions to promote the well-being of older adults in various living environments
• You are able to identify various communication aids and utilize them when interacting with older adults
• You are able to develop the prevention, recognition, and management of threatening and violent situations
Content
- Safety, aesthetics, accessibility, and availability
- Rural and urban environments
- Built environment and natural surroundings
- Green care
- Various living environments, memory-friendly housing
- Home, home care, and other long-term care settings
- Services delivered from home and returning home
- Solutions for long distances
- Fall prevention
- Accessibility assessment, home modifications, and assistive device evaluation as part of a multidisciplinary team
- AVEKKI training