Dementia Friendly Leisure and Culture Facilities

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Presented by Steven McFadyen, Alzheimer’s Society

Hosted by Community Leisure UK

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Dementia

friendly

physical

activity, leisure

and culture

Supporting people affected by

dementia to lead more

meaningful lives in their

community

Why is this

important?

• Dementia is set to

become the 21st

century’s biggest killer,

someone develops the

condition in the UK every

three minutes and there

is currently no cure.

• Over 850,000 people

today living with

dementia in the UK

Challenges

faced by

people living

with dementia

• Worried about other

people’s reactions

• Worried about what to

expect

• Challenges caused by

memory problems

• Problems with mobility

and navigating

Alzheimer’s

Society

Resources • Sport and physical

activity

• Cinema

• Arts

• Heritage

• Rural

• Garden Centre

All available to download

online for free

Dementia-

friendly sport

and physical

activity guide

• People

• Programme

• Place

PeopleAwareness, training

and support

• Become Dementia Friends

• Appoint a senior level

Dementia Friends

Champion

• Create a supportive

environment

• Signpost people to support

ProgrammeDementia-friendly

adaptations and

considerations

• Look at your existing offer

• Design social and respite

opportunities

• Be creative and innovative

• Engage with local services

• Be part of your local Dementia

Friendly Community

PlaceReview the physical

environment

• Undergo a self guided

accessibility audit

• Be aware of potential barriers

and challenges

• Review the signage

• Review lighting

Examples

of good

practice

from

members

• Sports day

• Tea dance

• Memory sessions

• Dementia-friendly

swimming

• Hosting singing for the

brain sessions

• Facility development

Roundtable event

Monday 7th October

Alzheimer’s Society are

hosting a private roundtable

meeting with Jeremy Hughes

(Alzheimer’s Society CEO) for

other CEOs and Managing

Directors in the leisure

sector.

For more information please

contact:

steven.mcfadyen@alzheimers.

org.uk

What small things you can do

today:

1. Dementia Friends

2. Download guidance

3. Dementia Online Directory

steven.mcfadyen@alzheimers.org.uk

Any

questions?