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.