{"id":14956,"date":"2022-03-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/velferdarthjonusta-sem-midar-ad-farsaelli-oldrun\/"},"modified":"2022-09-26T15:18:56","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T15:18:56","slug":"welfare-service-that-aims-for-successful-ageing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/velferdarthjonusta-sem-midar-ad-farsaelli-oldrun\/","title":{"rendered":"Welfare services aimed at successful ageing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Services for older people in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur aim for successful ageing. Sj\u00f6fn Gu\u00f0mundsd\u00f3ttir is the Head of the Support and Auxiliary Services Department at the Family and Children's Services Division of the City of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sj\u00f6fn mentions that health promotion is a major part of the services for older people in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur. These include exercise, walking groups, both indoors and outdoors, aqua aerobics, the Janus project, and all-round training for those aged 65 and over. \u201eHafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur is a healthy community, and through this project, interesting cultural walks are offered over the summer. The Eldri borgarar, FEBH, the Physiotherapists\u201c Association and the Municipality of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur launched the 'Br\u00fakum bekki' project in 2013. Through this project, nearly fifty benches have been installed across the town on well-marked walking trails, with more to be added,\" <\/em>she says. Means-tested leisure grants are available to senior citizens, and they are well utilised for a wide variety of physical activities and leisure pursuits.<\/p>\n

\"SjofnGudmundsdottir_1646300602584\"Sj\u00f6fn Gu\u00f0mundsd\u00f3ttir has long been involved in matters concerning senior citizens in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur. THE NEWS PAPER\/ VALLI<\/sup><\/p>\n

Advisory Council on the Affairs of Older People<\/h4>\n

The Elders' Council of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur held its first meeting in 2006, and Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur was the first municipality to establish such a forum for cooperation. The Elders' Council advises the town council on matters concerning senior citizens. Furthermore, the collaboration between the City of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur and the seniors' association in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur has resulted in a strong and diverse social programme, which is available to all residents aged 60 and over. The City of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur has organised courses on smart devices, and during the period when the social activities could not be held in person due to the pandemic, tablet chats for senior citizens were introduced. An emphasis was placed on staying in telephone contact with a group of older people, with the aim of breaking down social isolation and loneliness.<\/p>\n

S\u00f3lvangur is a comprehensive service centre for older people.<\/h4>\n

It can be said that S\u00f3lvangur has become a centre for services for older people. S\u00f3lvangur now houses a general day care service with 14 places and a specialised day training service with 12 places. On the first floor of the old building, there are now 11 nursing rooms in addition to the 60 rooms in the new S\u00f3lvangur, and 39 rooms for respite care and rehabilitation are nearing completion. In the near future, a facility for both home care and home nursing staff is planned on-site, which will facilitate collaboration and cooperation and lay the foundations for a holistic service for older people. In September 2020, the 'Healthy Friends' project was presented to the managers and staff of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur municipality. It is planned that all staff will attend the course, as well as staff from companies in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur who wish to do so. In this way, Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur will become a 'Healthy Friends' town. <\/p>\n

\u201eIt's not enough to exercise.\u201c<\/em> Sjafn says. \u201eNutrition must also be considered, and there are two canteens for senior citizens in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur, as well as a home-delivery meal service. Senior citizens can apply for help with cleaning, and assistance is approved following an assessment. Staff provide information on the welfare technology that can be used when the ability to carry out household chores diminishes. Older people can also apply for transport services for health-related journeys, for example to attend medical appointments. There is a good working atmosphere among the staff, and many have worked with us for decades. The service is constantly expanding, and we strive to adapt to the needs of each individual. We place an emphasis on prevention and health promotion, with an increased quality of life as our main priority,\u201c<\/em> Sjafn says.<\/p>\n

An interview with Sj\u00f6fn was published in Fr\u00e9ttabla\u00f0i\u00f0 on Thursday, 3 March 2022.<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00dej\u00f3nusta vi\u00f0 eldri borgara \u00ed Hafnarfir\u00f0i mi\u00f0ar a\u00f0 fars\u00e6lli \u00f6ldrun. Sj\u00f6fn Gu\u00f0mundsd\u00f3ttir er deildarstj\u00f3ri stu\u00f0nings- og sto\u00f0\u00fej\u00f3nustu \u00e1 fj\u00f6lskyldu- og barnam\u00e1la\u00ad svi\u00f0i Hafnarfjar\u00f0arb\u00e6jar. Sj\u00f6fn nefnir a\u00f0 heilsuefling s\u00e9 st\u00f3r \u00fe\u00e1ttur \u00ed \u00fej\u00f3nustu vi\u00f0 eldri borgara \u00ed Hafnarfir\u00f0i. M\u00e1 \u00fear nefna hreyfingu, g\u00f6nguh\u00f3pa, b\u00e6\u00f0i innanh\u00fass og utan, sundleikfimi, Janusarverkefni\u00f0 og alhli\u00f0a \u00fej\u00e1lfun fyrir 65 \u00e1ra og […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19111,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_breakdance_hide_in_design_set":false,"_breakdance_tags":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-frettir"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14956"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14956\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14956"}],"curies":[{"name":"WordPress","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}