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Salangen Municipality

Salangen Municipality

Salangen is a scenic and sparsely populated municipality in South Troms, with just over 2,000 inhabitants. It was recently named the country's best growing-up municipality for children and young people in a ranking by UNICEF Norway. With Nattugla and other welfare technology innovations, the municipality is in the process of streamlining and modernizing health services for its residents.

– There is no doubt that this is the future. There will not be enough hands in the coming years to provide residents with the services they expect. That’s why we need to use welfare technology like Nattugla, which gives us and the users completely new opportunities, says Øivind Kongsjorden, municipal manager for health and care in Salangen municipality.

With Nattugla, employees can respond when necessary, instead of disturbing users with routine inspections.

– This saves us an enormous amount of time and gives users peace of mind and security. Not least, Nattugla makes it easier for people who want to stay at home for as long as possible, says Kongsjorden.”

With Nattugla, we can respond when needed, instead of disturbing users with routine inspections.

Øivind Kongsjorden, municipal manager for health and care in Salangen municipality

An increasingly important supplement

Jan Frode Josefsen is head of home care services in Salangen municipality, and he believes that Nattugla and other welfare technology will become increasingly important for his department in the future.

– We are a small municipality with a compact center and a vast rural area. This creates challenges for us both in terms of distances and accessibility. It requires a lot of resources, and over time we see that we are struggling to meet our users’ needs in a good way. That is why Nattugla is right on target for us. It allows us to respond when users actually need it, says department head Josefsen.

– There is no doubt that welfare technology is becoming an increasingly important supplement to home care, helping to make services more sustainable for us.

Easy to use and set up

Easy to use and set up

Tech-savvy Kongsjorden and Josefsen believe that Nattugla is both easy to set up and easy to use.

– You don’t have to have grown up with technology to be able to do this. The setup is simple and intuitive, and using it is even easier. You’re up and running within an hour, says Kongsjorden.

– Most people want to be able to manage on their own for as long as possible. That’s why we can’t be afraid to use welfare technology – any type of technology, as long as it works safely and well.

– Technology must not become a false sense of security. We’re proceeding carefully and deliberately. It’s easy to get carried away by all the possibilities this offers. It’s important that Nattugla and other welfare technology work on the users’ terms. We keep it as simple as possible at first, then we can add more functions later, says Josefsen.

Well received by all

Both Kongsjorden and Josefsen say that Nattugla has been well received by employees, users and relatives alike.

– Users avoid unnecessary disturbances and instead get a good night’s sleep. Caregivers and relatives can rest assured that everything is as it should be. Nattugla keeps an eye on things and alerts them when something is not as it should be.