An Exemplary Collaboration from MAKÜ YAŞAM: Our University's Center for Aging Studies Application and Research has United Forces with Burdur Hilmi Hafize Evin Nursing Home for Our Great Elders

Example Collaboration from MAKÜ YAŞAM: Our University's Center for Aging Studies Application and Research and Burdur Hilmi Hafize Evin Nursing Home Unite Their Strengths for Our Great Elders

A meaningful collaboration protocol was signed between our University's Center for Aging Studies Application and Research and the Directorate of Burdur Hilmi Hafize Evin Nursing Home. Within the scope of the protocol, various studies will be conducted to ensure that individuals over the age of 65 living in Burdur and receiving services from the nursing home can continue their lives in better conditions.

Thanks to the collaboration, activities to boost the morale and motivation of the elderly, scientific research, and professional studies will be implemented through the joint efforts of experts in the fields of university and social services.

Joint Studies for Active Aging

Within the framework of the signed protocol, many applications will be implemented to ensure the more active participation of elderly individuals in social life, support their physical and mental health, and make the aging process more qualitative. In this context:

Monthly event planning will be conducted for nursing home residents.

Impact analyses regarding the participation and satisfaction of elderly individuals will be evaluated.

Academic and professional studies will be conducted under the leadership of our University's Center for Aging Studies Application and Research.

Social service and psychosocial support programs will be developed for nursing home residents.

First Event: Turkish Folk Music Night

The first event to be organized within the scope of the protocol will be the Turkish Folk Music Night, which will take place on Wednesday, February 26, at 20:00 at the MAKÜ Conference and Exhibition Hall. This event, open to the participation of nursing home residents, their families, and staff, aims to integrate elderly individuals more into social life through artistic activities.

"More Active Aging in Burdur"

Emphasizing the importance of the protocol, Nursing Home Director İbrahim Çetinkaya said, “We are happy to sign a study that will improve the quality of life of our elderly. With this collaboration we have made with the university, we aim to develop elderly services both academically and socially.”

MAKÜ Center for Aging Studies Application and Research Director Assoc. Prof. Dr. Deniz Say Şahin stated, “This protocol is an important step towards raising the living standards of elderly individuals. As a university, we will be alongside our elders in the nursing home with scientific research and activities.”

This important step taken to ensure that elderly individuals in Burdur live in better conditions aims to contribute to a healthy and happy aging process. Various social, cultural, and academic studies are planned to be implemented in the future within the scope of the protocol.