Being the welfare innovator

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  Stimulating curiosity

  QUEST is an annual event in our preschools.  Over months, children and employees explore, learn and share about aspects of that year’s Quest theme. The theme is new every year. The core purpose of Quest is to stimulate curiosity in children and employees. In the last few years, the themes have been Water & oceans, Color, Being together, and Heroes. All our preschools in Poland, the Netherlands, Finland, Sweden, and Norway participate in Quest.

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  Conceptual architecture 

  Aberia and NHC Property have collaborated on the development of a new type of building that improves everyday quality of life for our residents and staff. Actively abandoning an institutional feel, the building has the welcome ambience of a residence and is tailored to the needs of our target group with careful thought given to material selection, lighting, overview possibilities, flexibility, and conditions for good experiences.

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  Bridging generations

  Our first foray into a generation concept was done in Tuusula, Finland. Within a specifically constructed building, elderly residents and children in a preschool co-exist for great mutual benefit. We have spread the concept to Sweden, and at our unit Rospiggen in Norrtälje, the generations meet in a natural way. Health-promoting physical activities, small excursions, storytelling sessions, singing & music, conversations, baking, and meal preparations are done together. 
  A lively living environment is the result.

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  International recognition

  In cooperation with the Directorate of health in Norway, Oppsalhjemmet nursing home developed boards with a format which facilitated that important clinical information about residents was rapidly and precisely conveyed between staff. The boards became the centerpiece of what are called board meetings. The practice received international attention and have spread to man other nursing homes.

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  Healthier kids

  JUMP is a resource for physical activity in our preschools.  Originally developed in Sweden under the name Skuttet, JUMP was further enriched by internal and external contributors in Norway. JUMP provides a systematic approach to stimulating a wide range of motor skills in kids with a diverse set of suggested activities. Ultimately, JUMP contributes to cognitive and social skills in kids.

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  Palliative pioneer

  "Five Choices for Dignity" is a tool for capturing end of life choices for nursing home residents. This pioneering project introduced a document designed to empower residents by allowing them to outline their preferences for palliative care, medical treatment, human care, who doctors should consult when residents aren't able to express themselves, and end-of-life wishes. The guidelines are now used in many other places in Norway.

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  Sounds like success

  Aberia's massive focus on recruitment power and employee satisfaction is yielding results. One of the innovations is audio-based job advertisements. Thousands of candidates have listened to our podcasts where employees talk about the joy, motivation, and content of the job.

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  Virtual yoga – real results

  At Gutasund nursing home in Uppsala, we have taken a very thorough approach to introducing yoga to the residents.  Significant resources have been invested in training employees to appropriately lead the yoga sessions.  Special care has also been given to the design and contents of the physical space of the dedicated yoga studio.  A next step has been taken by using Virtual reality (VR) to further enrich the yoga experience.

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  Digital on-boarding

  With reception centers spread all over Norway, Hero has had a special incentive to innovate in the use of digital tools for training of employees.  Hero has developed 7 different specially adapted courses for the platform Learnifier. Especially the courses for new employees and for reception managers have been valuable. Using images, text, and videos, the courses provide a good initial orientation and introduction to the company.

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  LGBTQI Champion

  As the first nursing home in Sweden, Hanveden provides an LGBTQI-sensitized offering for individuals in need of somatic care and support in an open and inclusive living environment. Whether you are gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, or simply feel a strong affinity with the LGBTQI world – everyone is welcome with us. Employees at Hanveden are certified by the Swedish national LGBTQI association to ensure that we meet the specific needs and desires of this community.

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  Training for safety

  Systematic and innovative competence development makes Aberia a focal point of the industry caring for people with special needs. Aberia has developed its own school – the Aberia Academy – that offers, among other things, theoretical and physical training in injury prevention and averting harm. Our instructor, Stine Haugen, drills the staff in all imaginable variations of physical outbursts. This provides the service recipients and employees with the safety and security they need.

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  Meaningful meals

  MatMedSmak is our food and meal concept in the preschools.  Realizing that food is much more than nutrition, we train employees to use the meal situation to facilitate social interaction and have conversations. We are curious about new taste experiences, the origin of the food on our plate, and the methods of production and preparation. We involve the children in the preparation of meals as much as possible.