Cafe culture now plays a big part in our local community. I regularly take my clients to local cafe's, noticing the positive social interactions between my clients and other cafe users.
The sitting down and drinking of a hot drink is strongly embedded in us as a comfortable thing to do, enabling my clients to relax.
National Trust properties play an important and active role in helping people reminisce. I always receive positive feedback after a visit.
I often support my clients to do manageable walks that really do increase their sense of happiness and achievement. Client feedback suggests that people often have improved sleep after a walk.
Shopping proves to play an important part of peoples social interaction. Shopping enables conversation linked to past events i.e. looking at clothes can remind someone of a wedding, party, going to the theatre etc, equally looking around a hardware store can evoke memories of DIY projects or building their first home together with their loved one.
Museums continue to prove their worth in providing memory stimulation. In Worcestershire we are fortunate to have many museums which provide varying events supporting different themes.
Support that enables people to do garden activities i.e. planting up pots, planting seeds etc. Using plants to help people reminisce through fragrance and plant recognition.