Healthy Living Club: A Blueprint For Dementia-Centred Communities • How the club came to be • Philosophy of the club • Why the club works • What the club struggles with • The evidence
Healthy Living Club: Our Story Healthy Living Club – Our Story
Healthy Living Club: Our Story Healthy Living Club – Our Story
Healthy Living Club: Our Philosophy “A community of individuals living well with dementia in Lambeth ” • ‘Failure - free’ environment • Respite from being ‘cared for’ • Everyone benefits (& has FUN!) • Being “in the moment” • A natural, go-with-the-flow environment • Everyone is friends
Healthy Living Club: Our Philosophy “ ”
What the HLC struggles with • Frustration with the demands of ‘evaluation’ – Stating the obvious – Wrong priorities – Forces saturation of an activity • Getting funding – Criteria for larger funding – Getting people to engage in smaller funding opportunities – Time spent on funding applications
Why the HLC works so well: use our ‘Blue Print’ • Commitment • Ownership (members and volunteers) • Mood and engagement levels • Sharing what works • The structure and strategy: trustees are members
The evidence: don’t just take our word for it…. • Dementia Care Mapping: - Mood & engagement levels - Occupational diversity - “Personal Enhancers”
The evidence: don’t just take our word for it…. • Volunteers do the fundraising and find 40% of our income! • Members are proud to show off the club • Volunteers never leave!
Recommend
More recommend
