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
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