Supporting Meaningful Engagement:
Tautoko ki te Mahi i Nga Mahi Whai Kiko
Activities or Meaningful Activities?
Orquidea Tamayo Mortera: Presentation to Dementia Mate Wareware Network Hui, September 2024
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.
Tailoring Meaningful Activities
Tracey Hawkes: Presentation to Dementia Mate Wareware Network Hui, September 2024
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 on helping care staff develop the confidence and person-centred tools to support older people to live more independent and fulfilled lives.
Meaning in Meaningful Activities
Darral Campbell: Presentation to Dementia Mate Wareware Network Hui, September 2024
Darral Campbell is the Manager of Dementia Canterbury, an organisation committed to supporting people with dementia to live well in the community, with dementia mate wareware for as long as possible. Her particular interest is partnerships with the community that enable access and opportunity for social connection and stimulation for those living with a dementia diagnosis. Darral received a Churchill Fellowship to explore what could be learned from younger-onset dementia services in three different countries: Canada, the Netherlands, and Scotland.
Activities or Meaningful Activities?
Orquidea Tamayo Mortera: Presentation to Dementia Mate Wareware Network Hui, September 2024
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.
Tailoring Meaningful Activities
Tracey Hawkes: Presentation to Dementia Mate Wareware Network Hui, September 2024
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 on helping care staff develop the confidence and person-centred tools to support older people to live more independent and fulfilled lives.
Meaning in Meaningful Activities
Darral Campbell: Presentation to Dementia Mate Wareware Network Hui, September 2024
Darral Campbell is the Manager of Dementia Canterbury, an organisation committed to supporting people with dementia to live well in the community, with dementia mate wareware for as long as possible. Her particular interest is partnerships with the community that enable access and opportunity for social connection and stimulation for those living with a dementia diagnosis. Darral received a Churchill Fellowship to explore what could be learned from younger-onset dementia services in three different countries: Canada, the Netherlands, and Scotland.
