Case Let’s fix a nursing

home

Terhi Upola @terhiuYLE, The Finnish Broadcasting Company, Helsinki, Finland

Constructive Journalism Conference, Windesheim 2.12.2016

The image of old people in media was faceless.

The stories ended when the change started.

We asked:

Propose a nursing home to be fixed!

→ 150 propositions

New mindset

●Happy revolution of elderly care

●Great chance for change●Let’s do it together!

3 coaches and 4 months Can an elderly home be better

place to live without extra resources?

YES!

1.Current Affairs “Reality TV”

2.500 elderly homes opened doors for ordinary people to cheer up the

seniors

We as journalists followed

the change -

but did not try to affect it.

2 tasks for nurses1.Imagine how do you live when

old.2.List 100 things about your

customer.

An old man had never spoken in the elderly home –

until he saw this pony

This changed:

Now inhabitants can ●wake up at 9 am●eat blue cheese●go shopping some knitting material

●eat less medicine

This changedin larger scale

1.The serie is used in the nursing education

2.Association of Finnish Local Authorities published a book about new thinking

3. Still active Facebook group Nurses and relatives share good practises

Constructive – Investigative

●Same goal: Change things to better.

●Journalist gives an impulse.●Constructive starts where investigative ends.

Investigative Journalists Force to Change.

Constructive People Want the Change.

Let’s fix it together!Terhi Upola

@terhiu

terhi.upola@yle.fi