Angus Go for Gold

Background

• Angus falls service and dementia liaison team had noted that level of physical activity was low in care homes.

• ‘Make every moment’ count resource launched.

• ‘Generations working together’

Aims

To increase levels of physical activity for older people living in Angus care Homes.

To provide opportunities for community engagement.

What we did

Go for gold - learning event where we first thought to develop our event to include generations working together.

Key representatives from all partner agencies met on a monthly basis to plan and organise the event.

Poster competition - school pupilActivity choices - CHAIN

On the Day

177 team participants from schools and care homes, volunteers, sports leadership pupils.

Aged between 6 - 98Banner paradeDignitaries NYCoS Angus Branch

Outcomes

100 % answered yes to organising another event.

75% said they were very confident about organising physical activities.

25% said they were quite confident

Comments - what worked

My favourite bit was the wellies

We enjoyed making friends with everyone and having fun together

Were coming back next year.

Fab to see 4 generations working together.

Comments - what could we have done better?

Drug testing Shorter times for each

activity Sausage rolls would

have been nice Heavier ball for the

skittles More water/juice

available throughout the event.

Aims for 2014

Plans are in place to host another event in Angus in September 2014.

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