Working with Older People: Volume 21 Issue 3
Practical approaches to work, leisure, lifestyle and learning
Table of contents
Neighborly assistance: high expectations of multi-generation cohousing projects
Yvonne WechuliMulti-generation cohousing projects are loaded with the expectations of inhabitants and planners, as well as political representatives. They are expected to foster a form of…
Evaluation of Age & Dementia Friendly Gymnastics Programme
Vinal Khushal KaraniaThe purpose of this paper is to evaluate the impact of an bilaterally asymmetric gymnastics-based exercise programme on older people participating in a care home and day centre…
Mentalization in dementia care: an autoethnographic account of a project worker’s experiences
Bethany Luxmoore, Phil McEvoyMentalization is a psychodynamic concept that can help us to understand our emotional responses to others. The purpose of this paper to illustrate how the concept of mentalization…
Think outside: positive risk-taking with people living with dementia
Neil MapesThe purpose of this paper is to share findings from the evaluation of dementia adventure (DA) holidays provided in 2016 and drawing on these data, to share reflections on positive…
Oral health strategy for the older people in social protection centers in Villavicencio, Colombia
Claudia Patricia Rodas Avellaneda, María del Pilar Angarita Díaz, Luis Francisco Nemocon Ramírez, Luis Alexys Pinzón Castro, Yenny Tatiana Robayo Herrera, Ines Leonilde Rodriguez Baquero, Rocio del Pilar González SanchezThe purpose of this paper is to design and to implement an oral health educational strategy that targeted an older population residing in three social protection centers (SPC) in…
Woodland Wellbeing: a pilot for people with dementia
Elanor Gibson, Nicola Ramsden, Rachel Tomlinson, Charlie JonesThe purpose of this paper is to understand whether a woodland-based intervention might offer something helpful and engaging for people affected by dementia. In total, 18 people…
Preventing isolation in sheltered housing: challenges in an era of reduced support funding
Anne M. GrayThe purpose of this paper is to inform the policies of sheltered housing providers with regard to preventing isolation amongst residents and generating practical support between…
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- Dr Simone Bacchini