Greening Dementia workshop

The Greening Dementia project

• Review of the “evidence”– Benefits – Barriers

• Engage with stakeholders• Look for solutions• Publish findings – evidence and solutions

What we’ve done

• Reviewed the evidence– Academic and peer reviewed– Grey literature– Anecdotal

• Spoken to stakeholders

Benefits - What have we found?

• Evidence of benefits– Mental and physical health– Long and short term

• Physical – General fitness– Improved sleep & diet– Sensory stimulation

Benefits - What have we found?

• Mental / psychological– Enhanced mood– Memory (recollections)– Self-esteem & independence

• Social– Verbal expression & interaction– Appreciated and valued

Barriers - What have we found?

• Complex • Hard to define• Little direct “evidence”• That in itself a finding...

Barriers - What have we found?

• General barriers– Awareness– Negative perceptions / attitude– Lack of motivation– Time– Physical access– Fitness – Resources / Cost

Barriers - What have we found?

• Dementia specific barriers– Lack of dementia friendly venues– Education and awareness– Resources– Access – Attitudes & perceptions– Risk aversion

Where are we now?

• Reality check• Identify gaps• Look at solutions– Actions– Projects

Benefits and barriers

Round robin: – Introduce yourself– Your organisation– Your interest in this area of work– Benefits and barriers – have we missed anything?

Group Task – overcoming the barriers

How do we overcome the barriers and increase access?

• You have 30 minutes• Projects, actions, ideas• Make a big list!

Group task – developing the projects?

Each take one of the priority ideas. • Refine the ideas• Project plan:– Who needs to be involved?– What can you contribute?– Next steps

Discuss for 15 minutes then swap.

Next Steps

• Write up workshop notes • Summary of evidence to date• Develop the projects / ideas• Final report – early April– Evidence– Recommendations

Any questions?