The 'Activities for people with dementia and/or depression' parallel session presentation. From Age UK's fit as a fiddle: A lasting legacy conference.
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Activities for people with dementia
1. Delivering physical activity sessions to older
people with mild dementia and/or depression
Jan Gough, Director of Operations (Age UK Hertfordshire)
Annabelle de la Bertauche, Healthwise Coordinator (Age UK
Hertfordshire)
Jacqui Sheridan (External exercise facilitator)
2. Welcome
The presenters
The presentation
Healthwise pilot
DVD Healthwise in action
Healthy eating
DVD case study Hazel
Exercise demonstration
The future
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3. Healthwise pilot
Design and implementation
Expansion, evaluation and sustainability
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4. Healthwise Film
A short film showing Healthwise in action
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6. Healthy Eating taster sessions
Fruit smoothies
Avocado on crackers
Olives
Dark chocolate
Houmous and vegetable sticks
Various fruits
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7. Healthy Eating
I always thought all red peppers were spicy so I never thought about
trying them, theyre actually quite nice and sweet!
Mrs H
(after trying a red bell pepper with houmous)
I love fish. I grew up on the Island of Guernsey, so we used to have fresh
fish almost every day
Mrs P
(in group discussion about oily fish)
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8. Healthy Eating a mini quiz
How much water do we lose just by breathing each day?
a) A glass full
b) A pint glass full
c) An egg cup full
Which food should we eat less often to help lower cholesterol?
g) Eggs
h) Sausages
i) Carrots
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9. Helping Hazel maintain her independence
A short film showing how Age UK Hertfordshire has supported a
service user with Dementia
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15. The future
Expanding the service countywide
Physical activity, healthy eating, socialisation and digital inclusion
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16. And finally.
A big thank you to Becky Pheasey and Emily Bradbury from the
regional fit as a fiddle team, for all of the support offered to
Healthwise over the last four years
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17. Contact us
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have further questions
or would like more information about the Healthwise project.
Countywide Information and Advice
0845 601 3446
Email: info@ageukherts.org.uk
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