Monday – 17th September 2012
Arrival of the participants (travel information below).
18:00 – Welcome coctail in Europa Royale Kaunas Hotel (address: Miško g. 11, Kaunas)
Free evening programme.
Tuesday – 18th September 2012 – 1st seminar day
9:00 – Europa Royale Kaunas Hotel conference area – presentation about the demographic situation in Kaunas Region – Mrs. Danguolė Palionienė, Kaunas division of Lithuanian statistic department
- Discussion
10:00 – Departure to Kaunas disabled youth day centre
10:30 – Visiting Kaunas disabled youth day centre
- Presentation: Social service and participation of Kaunas disabled youth day centre in the international project – Director Algirdas Šimoliūnas
- Discussion
11:30 – Departure to Elderly care home of Pimonovų foundation
12:00 – Visiting Elderly care home of Pimonovų foundation
12:30 – Seniors´ volunteering as prerequisities for successful ageing: the experience of participation in international projects in Kaunas city – Mrs. Rasa Naujanienė, Associate professor of Vytautas Magnus University
13:00 – Lunch
14:30 – Departure to Rumšiškės old village from Kaunas see by boat
- Workshop and discussion of participants 1 hour in the boat
15:30 – Visiting Rumšiškės old village
16:45 – Social services in Kaunas region – Mrs. Marija Vyšniauskienė, Head of Social service department of Kaunas city Municipality
17:00 – Social international partnerships in the care for the elderly and socially excluded – Mr. Bart Magielse (Netherlands), Mr. Edmundas Jonynas-Koževnikovas (Lithuania)
- Workshop and discussion about volunteering connected with people suffering from dementia and also deepening and creating guidelines of barrier free living and environmental sustainable working methods
18:30 – Dinner
20:30 – Departure to the hotel
Wednesday – 19th September 2012 – 2nd seminar day
9:00 – Europa Royale Kaunas Hotel conference area – Does Lithuania have a sufficient advantage of opportunities to volunteer in the field towards helping elderly and socially excluded people?
– Mr. Donatas Jankauskas – Minister of Social Security and Labour of Lithuania
– Discussion
9:45 – Departure to Elderly care home for Alzheimer and dementia “Amžiaus žiedas”
10:00 – Visiting Elderly care home for Alzheimer and dementia “Amžiaus žiedas”
11:00 – Departure to Prienai Elderly nursing home
11:30 – Visiting Prienai Elderly nursing home
- Presentation: Social service in Prienai Elderly nursing home – Director Mrs. Angelė Bajorienė
13:00 – Lunch in Birštonas Royal residence
14:30 – Presentation of the Domomedicine program: an innovative program for the promotion and the development of patient autonomy
- Vincent Steinmetz – Director of the regional innovation agency in Champagne-Ardenne (France)
15:30 – Visiting Elderly people department in Birštonas Royal residence
16:00 – Departure to Kaunas
16:30 – Guided tour through the old part of the Kaunas city
18:00 – Dinner
20:00 – Departure to the hotel.
Thursday – 20th September 2012 – 3rd seminar day
9:00 – Europa Royale Kaunas Hotel conference area – Dementia problems in Europe – 21st century
– lecture, discussion about care service problems in Lithuania, similarities and differences, conclusion
- Marko Mälly (Finland), Bart Magielse (Netherlands), Barbora Kubáčková (Czech Republic), Edmundas Jonynas-Koževnikovas (Lithuania)
12:00 – Lunch, departure of the participants
You can download original programme here: Programme Kaunas conference
