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Wellbeing
Outcomes
Increased social interaction; more active mind; improved mobility
Music
Music for Health is a good old fashioned singsong delivered by qualified
tutors in public care homes and selected sheltered housing schemes. It
is mainly aimed at people with dementia. Music and singing has been proven
to stimulate the brain and help with memory. Feedback is always positive
from the customers and the staff use it as a key part of their support
process.
Sparkle
The Sparkle is a specially prepared electronic “newspaper”
sent direct to public care homes and selected sheltered housing schemes.
It is aimed mainly at people with dementia. It contains articles about
moments in history, quizzes and stories that encourage reminiscence among
our customers. It is full of bright colours and pictures to stimulate
the brain.
Read Septembers Issue click
here.
Contracted Services
RHL has secured funding from a number of charitable trusts to deliver
gentle exercise free of charge for elderly local residents. We deliver
regular sessions to enthusiastic residents throughout the year. The sessions
have developed to include some standing exercises, and most of the participants
are able to join in, with the instructors accommodating a variety of walking
aids, such as sticks and walking frames, within the class. We are particularly
encouraged by the number of men attending the sessions during the year
– they usually made up around a quarter of the participants. A number
of the participants are very elderly but they enjoy every minute - one
resident attended on her 90th birthday!
RHL also works in partnership with Age Concern to offer Seated Exercise
to clients attending two of their day centres in Farnborough and Aldershot.
The sessions have now been running at the centre in Aldershot for over
a year, and are particularly valued by the staff there as their clients
all have some degree of memory impairment and would not otherwise be able
to engage in organised exercise. Our exercises provide a considerable
degree of mental stimulation, requiring co-ordination and concentration.
We have continued to work in partnership with the Disability Initiative
Centre in Camberley, where we deliver twice weekly Seated Yoga sessions
to their clients who are all adults with physical disabilities, and with
Sunrise Senior Living in Fleet, where we deliver Tai Chi sessions for
their residents.
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