'VIP culture' in the nursing home - working together on mental vitality at organizational level

Mental vitality (MV) is important for effective and sustainable functioning organizations. Due to increasing demand for care, staff shortages and covid, MV, especially in nursing homes, is under pressure. In this project we will apply and investigate the promising intervention 'Vitality in Practice Culture' (VIPc) in 2-3 nursing home organizations. VIPc works with the combination of a representative working group and larger group meetings. With a regional learning network and a sounding board group, we promote learning among each other and outside the project. The evaluation action research is used as a flanking element of the intervention. Evaluation, improvement, learning and knowledge development therefore go hand in hand in a participatory, cyclical and reflexive process. With the aim: an organizational culture in which MV is openly discussed, with active involvement of employees in MV, knowledge within organizations about (promoting) MV, social cohesion and learning ability about what works for maintaining MV.