Supporting Meaningful Engagement

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Orquidea Tamayo Mortera: Presentation to Dementia Matewareware Network Hui September 2024 

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Orquidea is passionate about Diversional and Recreational Therapy and believes it is fundamental to enhancing quality of life. Orquidea's many roles include National Therapeutic Recreation Specialist for Summerset Group Holdings, chair of the NZ Society of Diversional and Recreational Therapists, and co-chair of Allied Health Aotearoa.  

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Tracey Hawkes: Presentation to Dementia Matewareware Network Hui September 2024 

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Tracey is an Occupational Therapist with over two decades of clinical experience. She facilitates the ‘Walking in Another’s Shoes’ dementia education programme for home-based support staff. Her focus is helping care staff develop the confidence and person-centred tools to support older people to live more independent and fulfilled lives.

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Darral Campbell: Presentation to Dementia Matewareware Network Hui September 2024 

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Darral Campbell is the Manager of Dementia Canterbury, an organisation committed to supporting people to live well in the community with dementia mate wareware for as long as possible. Her particular interest is partnerships with community that enable access and opportunity for social connection and stimulation for those living with a dementia diagnosis.

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Dementia Canterbury 

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Developing meaningful activities for someone living with dementia requires an understanding of their life: their interests, strengths and abilities, what's important to them, what they're proud of, and what makes their day. Activity groups provide an opportunity for respite for carers/whanau, and our groups involve partnerships with many community providers so that activity happens in normalised environments.

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Dementia Canterbury 

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The purpose of this resource pack is to help organisations get started on running community-based activity groups for people living with dementia. It covers why activity groups are such a positive experience for all the parties involved, guidance and resources to help you run groups for people living with dementia, and lots of examples of successful groups to inspire you.

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The Estates at Carpenters

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Summer is usually the season when everyone enjoys the outdoors like going for walks, having a picnic, even going on a day trip. But in Florida, the summer heat can be stifling. Sometimes there are days when it’s enjoyable to stay inside with air conditioning.Learning something new is a great summertime adventure and there are plenty of ways to stay engaged and active indoors. Take a look at these fun indoor activities for seniors so you can stay cool while enjoying your summer.

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RJ Gumban

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Mental health activities are designed to support one's emotional, psychological, and social well-being. They help us navigate stress, relate to others, and make healthy choices. They are especially useful for teens at a critical stage in their emotional development. These activities can significantly reduce everyday disruptions caused by mental health disorders. They can provide structure, promote healthier habits, improve mood, increase resilience, and foster a better understanding of one's mental state.

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Complete Therapies

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Therapeutic recreational activities are designed for people with disabilities. They can be used as part of a comprehensive rehabilitation program or as an adjunct treatment to other services. Research shows that leisure activities have positive physical and mental effects on people with special needs, including increased self-esteem, a better quality of life, improved social skills and a reduced need for care.

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Kalpana Jane

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Instead of a health care model based entirely on pills and procedures, where doctors ask patients, ‘what is the matter with you,’ this concept makes a paradigm shift to asking ‘what matters to you,’” says Bogdan Chiva Giurca, a London-based physician and a champion of social prescribing in the U.K. and globally.

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Therapeutic Horticulture Australia

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This guide has been developed jointly with participants in the DIGnity gardening groups, including people who are living with dementia. People shared all sorts of ideas for how to make supported gardening groups a success for people with dementia: from food growing tips to shelter and seating suggestions. Their hints are in the resources.

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University of Worcester, Alzhemer's Society (UK)

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Booklets of tips and recommendations from the SCI-Dem project outlining key issues in helping to keep a community group or activity for people affected by dementia going long term.

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Te Arai Research Group (NZ)

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In collaboration with their community research partner Dementia Auckland, Te Arai Research Group have completed a pilot project exploring the use of digital stories with people with dementia and now have five videos to share. 

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NHS (UK)

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This excellent resource is designed to enhance your understanding of dementia from a psychological perspective, and to enable you to apply this learning to supporting people with dementia and their families and carers. 

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Alzheimers New Zealand

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Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) is a non-pharmacological intervention to improve memory and quality of life for people living with dementia mate wareware. Alzheimers NZ hosts a New Zealand site to find out more

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Campaign to end loneliness (UK)

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This report offers a new framework for understanding loneliness interventions, and provides a comprehensive review

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Alzheimer Society, 2015 (Canada)

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This resource guide has been developed to provide tools, resources and strategies to assist organizations in promoting meaningful engagement with people who have dementia.

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Dementia Australia (Au)

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Purposeful Activities for Dementia offers practical ways that aged care carers, home based support workers and other health care professionals can engage people living with dementia in purposeful activities at home and in social groups, based on Montessori principles. The resources include a video guide in six chapters, with a workbook

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Alzheimer’s Organisation (US)

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While aimed at care-partners this is a useful brief overview of tips for planning activities for people living at home.

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Created out of Mind (UK)

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The aim of this free online course is to Explore, challenge and shape your perceptions of dementia through science and the creative arts. It has been developed by Created Out of Mind, with an interdisciplinary team of scientists, researchers, broadcasters, clinicians, musicians, care home workers, charities, visual artists – and of course people living with dementias and carers.  The course runs for 4 weeks with an estimated two hours of engagement per week, with various start times through the year.