let’s fix a nursing home - case constructive journalism 2/2016
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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.