Susan Riva-Mossman
Medical Anthropology Program,
Omaha
United States
Review Article
Aging in Resilient Communities-An Alpine Case Study: The Senior Living Lab Experience
Author(s): Susan Riva-MossmanSusan Riva-Mossman
The Senior Living Lab led by the University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Western Switzerland, provides an interesting case study that sheds insight into user centered approaches to innovation in community healthcare platforms addressing aging. The Senior Living Lab was also an example of nursing leadership, focusing on social innovation from a perspective of care. The participative nature of the qualitative research methods in the field, allowed seniors to have a voice in the co-creation process, generating social innovation solutions within an interdisciplinary research framework. Through focus groups, World Café meetings, as well as a film event on hopeful, healthy aging, senior participant’s views were valued. One fundamental message emerged from the dialogical space: seniors don’t want to be stigmatized by a growing form of discrimination referred to as ageis.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2329-8847.1000193