Safe and Secure Special Housing -

Nacka Community

in cooperation withWHO Collaborating Center on Community Safety Promotion

Safe Elderly

Nacka Municipality

Foto: Håkan Lindgren

A tool to improve safety and security in special housing

Safe and Secure Special Housing -

1. Organizing work on safety and security

•Areas of responsibilty•Areas of competence

2. Policy, goals for the work on safety and security and their

establishment.

Establishment, dialogue and involvement

In a safe and secure environment…•…work to create security and prevent injury is

systematic

•…work to promote security and prevent injury forms a part of daily operations

•…plans of action and routines are drawn up and established in order that risksituations and

high-risk environments are removed.

•…Safety and Security inspections are carried out at least once every six months

•…rikgroups are identified and relevant measures taken

•…all injuries and near escapes are reported

En trygg och säker äldreomsorg

Safety and security round

Foto

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A tool to improve safety and security in special housing

3. Preventive and promotional work

considering gender,agegroups (65-79 years and 80+ years) in different environments

and situations

•Identify risks, risk situations and risk groups•Identify promotional measures to increase safety and security

4. High-risk groups

•Fall-prone•Smokers •Substance abuser •Individuals prone to pressure ulcers•Self-inflicted injurys – suicide

Training

5. Documentation

•Report all fall-related injuries and near escapes

•Injuries and near escapes that affect high-risk groups

•Other accidental injuries and near escapes

•Injuries as a result of violence and near escapes

•Self- inflicted injuries (suicide) and near escapes

6. Follow-ups, evaluation and maintenance

•Follow-up of the documentation

•Follow-up of the goals

•Evaluation of the work on safety and security

•Results from follow-ups and evaluation- how is it used and spread?

7. Participation in national and

international networks and other ways of taking

part in exchanges of experience

•Implementation in other special housings i Nacka Kommun – a present project•Collaboration with other Swedish communitys- Karlstad, Umeå, Nynäshamn, Nyköping•Collaboration with University of – Karlstad (safety and security) -Umeå (fallprevention)•WHO•Central Baltic•ENSA