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  1. Dementia-friendly communities

    dementia when developing new services This meant organising activities such as walking, chair-based exercise groups, dance classes and many more in ways that people with dementia are able to fully participate ... ensuring existing activities were inclusive for people with dementia by introducing colour and music to exercise sessions or reminiscence boxes and memory balls. We weren’t looking to expand activities, but

  2. Saying thanks to a special dad

    skipping in India at the age of six. He started by copying my grandad, who used to skip as part of his exercise routine for the army. Dad is in his 70s now, but he still carries his skipping rope around with ... schools to show children the benefits of skipping and hula hooping. Promoting positive energy through exercise has always been so important to him. Dad received the MBE for his fundraising efforts during the

  3. Tips for carers during the coronavirus pandemic

    care for your loved one and get on with enjoying your own life. Make it a priority to eat properly, exercise and get enough sleep. Try to carve out some time for yourself to do things you enjoy, whether it’s ... over breakfast, watering the plants each morning, pencilling in reading time after lunch, taking exercise every afternoon or arranging weekly video calls with friends and family. 3. Make sure they’re

  4. Living well with dementia

    maintain healthy habits. Eating a balanced diet, getting plenty of sleep, and doing regular, manageable exercise can help you look after your overall wellbeing. Interacting with others There are things you can ... swimming, dancing and gentle exercise classes are all good options. If these kinds of activity are difficult for you to do, you can also try some simple chair-based exercises that you can add to your

  5. Philippa Forrester on wellbeing and the wild

    a book that details some of her own experiences with the wilderness, sharing stories about other women who work in the great outdoors and exploring the lessons that nature can teach us at any age. Philippa ... which brought her back to the UK. “I very much felt that I couldn’t ask these amazing women to be open about their stories if I wasn’t going to be open myself,” she reveals. “It

  6. The amazing work done by local Age UKs nationwide

    video conferencing software to see which would best suit these regular activities, including chair exercise classes, yoga and Zumba, lessons in English, French, Italian and Spanish, cooking lessons and games ... week.” K&C image Given the physical limitations presented by having to stay indoors, the chair exercise classes have proved particularly popular. “Many people had started experiencing pain because they

  7. Tackling loneliness on the pitch

    great to see its inspiring work helping older people make new friends while having fun and getting exercise.”

  8. Older people take their passion for writing online

    other members of the group were able to read The Taste of Teardrops, as Bill recently used his daily exercise allowance to deliver copies to locals in Clifton, Roe Green, Winton and Worsley – a 2 hour round

  9. What is a carer's assessment?

    to fund an annual membership to a club, or an ongoing payment, for example to spend on a weekly exercise class. Find out more about personal budgets and direct payments

  10. Volunteer with your local Age UK

    IT/digital help and support handyperson services helping with jobs inside and outside the home footcare exercise classes and physical activity social activities transition from hospital to home. Local Age UKs

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