Forget Me Not Centre- Swindon
Early onset dementia service
Occupation- what all humans need!
Golf
Fishing
Cooking
Exercising
Going to work
Meeting friends
Walking the dog
Playing a musical instrument
Philosophy of Occupational Therapy
Occupational balance
Productivity/self-care/leisure
Challenge
Meaning
Choice
Flow
=Improved experience of life for people with dementia.
Dementia =
Loss of occupation
Can’t change the condition but we can change the environment, the occupation and the experience.
You can see us….
Forget Me Not Walking Group
Log onto Innovations in Dementia
http://www.innovationsindementia.org.uk/videos_walkinggroup.htm
SCIE Getting to know the person 2013
Log onto SCIE, Social care TV
http://www.scie.org.uk/socialcaretv/video-player.asp?v=gettingtoknowthepersonwithdementia
Ramblings BBC Radio 4 25.9.10
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00tw5xt