Livsglede for Eldre

Livsglede for Eldre

Stiftelsen Livsglede for Eldre

Kristiansand, Norway

Elderly careMental healthCommunity development
Operating foundationNational reach
Profile last updated: June 23, 2026

About

Livsglede for Eldre is a foundation based in Kristiansand, Norway working on elderly care, mental health, community development.

Livsglede for Eldre is a non-profit foundation based in Norway that works to create meaningful everyday lives for elderly people. It runs the national Livsgledehjem certification scheme for care homes, the Digivenn programme in which secondary school students help elderly people with digital tools, and intergenerational activities involving kindergartens and schools. It also runs the Hjertepin awareness and fundraising campaign and supports a network of local associations across the country. Its work draws on the ABC for god psykisk helse framework, which promotes activity, togetherness and meaningful engagement. Its offices are in Kristiansand and Oslo.

Location

Kristiansand, Norway

Organisation type

Operating foundation

Legal form

Stiftelse

Legal name

Stiftelsen Livsglede for Eldre

Registration

991 324 518

Focus areas

Elderly careIntergenerational meetingsLivsgledehjemDigivennABC for god psykisk helseVolunteeringMental health

Languages

NO

Causes & programmes

Causes

Elderly careMental healthCommunity development

Works for

Elderly peopleChildrenStudentsCommunities

How they work

Awareness & educationCommunity programmesVolunteer programmesCapacity building

Programmes

Digivenn

Elderly care · Norway

A low-threshold digital guidance programme in which upper secondary school students help elderly people use digital tools at local meeting places, aiming to reduce loneliness and build digital and health literacy.

Livsgledehjem

Elderly care · Norway

A national certification scheme and quality mark for care homes that ensures residents get individual activities and good days.

Livsgledebarnehager og livsgledeskoler

Community development · Norway

Kindergartens and schools that visit elderly people regularly through activities that support intergenerational meetings and mutual learning.

Hjertepin

Elderly care · Norway

A national awareness and fundraising campaign selling a red heart pin to support better elderly care, with packages for municipalities, businesses and local associations.

Countries of operation

Norway

UN Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 3 Good health and well-being

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donationsCorporate partnershipsGovernment fundingEarned income

Ways to support

DonateVolunteerMembershipCorporate partnershipShop

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Helsedirektoratet, Nord-Gudbrandsdal regionråd, Nord-Gudbrandsdal videregående skole avd. Otta, Interkommunalt politisk råd Nord-Gudbrandsdal, Komp, Kakadu, Factsplat, Dataskolen, Norsk helsenett, Easymeeting, Sang i eldreomsorgen, Asker kommune

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