Wellbeing mentoring for senior citizens
Introduction
A personal wellbeing mentor provides motivating support for change and individual guidance for healthier lifestyle habits, such as nutrition, sleep and starting to exercise. The duration of wellbeing mentoring varies from a one-off meeting to guidance over the course of one year. Personal wellbeing mentoring is intended for Vantaa citizens over the age of 70 who live at home.
In group-form wellbeing mentoring, you will receive support for starting to be more active in everyday life and for your overall wellbeing. The groups are intended for Vantaa citizens over the age of 65 who live at home. The wellbeing mentoring groups will meet from September 2025 onwards in Tikkurila, Myyrmäki and Hakunila.
The wellbeing mentor is a health and exercise expert. However, please note that the service is not a form of rehabilitative activity, such as physiotherapy.
Prerequisites
Personal wellbeing mentoring is suitable for you if you are 70 years or older, live at home in Vantaa and
1. You do not exercise enough for your health
2. You are able to participate in exercise counseling outside of your home
3. You are motivated and have enough resources to make lifestyle changes
and at least one of the following applies to you:
1. You have a fear of falling or a mildly elevated risk of falling (own experience or assessment by an expert)
2. You have one or more risk factors for dementia (e.g. high blood pressure, diabetes, overweight) or early-stage dementia
3. You are a caregiver and want support for your wellbeing
The primary languages of personal wellbeing mentoring are Finnish and English. The service is also available in other languages with the help of an interpreter.
Group-form wellbeing mentoring is suitable for you if you are 65-75 years old, live at home in Vantaa and
1. You do not exercise enough for your health
2. You are able to participate in group-form exercise counseling and exercise trials outside of your home
3. You are motivated and have enough resources to make lifestyle changes
4. You would like the support of a group for becoming more active in everyday life
The group-form wellbeing mentoring service and groups are organized in Finnish.
Referral to the service
The service is being trialed in fall 2025. The implementation locations and method of referral for personal wellbeing mentoring will be specified later.
The group-form wellbeing mentoring groups will be organized in fall 2025 in the premises of the Tikkurila, Hakunila and Myyrmäki swimming halls. You can ask for more information and enroll in a group tel. 040 3521506.
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More information
Taru Patrikainen
Personal wellbeing mentoring for senior citizens
Kiia Haapasalo
Group-form wellbeing mentoring for senior citizens
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Referral to wellbeing mentoring for senior citizens
You can be referred to individual wellbeing mentoring for senior citizens by contacting your health center or the counseling service for senior citizens. The customer information will be delivered to the wellbeing mentoring service for senior citizens.
As such, if you are in need of support for lifestyle changes, please mention it during an appointment or contact your health center, for example.
Referral to group-form wellbeing mentoring for senior citizens happens through independent enrollment by calling tel. 040 352 1506. Please note that the groups already start in September-October 2025.
You can ask the wellbeing mentor for more information about the service by email or phone. Do not email any sensitive information, such as your identity number or information on diagnoses.
Process description
Individual wellbeing mentoring for senior citizens is available at the Tikkurila and Myyrmäki health centers. The wellbeing mentor will contact the customers referred to the service by phone according to their place in the queue.
Group-form wellbeing mentoring for senior citizens is available at the Myyrmäki, Tikkurila and Hakunila swimming halls.
Costs
Wellbeing mentoring is free of charge for customers.
Information
Staff email addresses are in the format firstname.lastname@vantaa.fi
Individual wellbeing mentoring for senior citizens
Taru Patrikainen
040 194 6818
Group-form wellbeing mentoring for senior citizens
Kiia Haapasalo
040 352 1506