EMiliA tool, to explore your living environment as you age
Inform, inspire, reflect, explore, research, choose, address, share and act: EMiliA supports seniors and their loved ones in all these endeavors... and more.
EMiliA stands for “Explorer son Milieu de vie Ainé, aujourd'hui et pour l'avenir”. This Web-based tool is designed to help seniors make decisions about their living environment. It includes information, audio testimonials, decision-making grids, step-by-step instructions for certain stages, and tips for initiating discussions with loved ones.
EMiliA is divided into three parts, each linked to a specific moment in the residential trajectory: “At the beginning”, “To stay or to go” and “To go where”. The content explores 17 themes, from the pragmatic, such as tax credits, to the emotional, such as inventorying one's possessions.
A “Living Laboratory”
Stemming from a research project at the Université de Sherbrooke and supported by the Laboratoire d'innovations par et pour les aînés of the Research Centre on Aging (CdRV), EMiliA was developed as a “living laboratory”, an approach that favours intersectorality and open innovation, and places seniors at the center of the development of a solution.
This approach enabled over 60 seniors and their caregivers to actively contribute to the development of this social innovation, alongside the research team and partner organizations: the Fédération de l'âge d'or du Québec (FADOQ) - Région Estrie, the Réseau FADOQ, l'Appui pour les proches aidants and the Fédération des centers d'aide et d'accompagnement aux plaintes.
From an institutional standpoint, this project benefited from the knowledge of over twenty researchers and students from six disciplines: social work, communication, occupational therapy, taxation, computer science and law.
Principal investigator: Nathalie Delli Colli, professor, École de travail social, Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
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Co-investigator: Dany Baillargeon, professor, Department of Communication, Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
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