@stepchgdesign

Supports care & design sector to create actively used care & dementia gardens. Author ‘Why don’t we go into the garden?’ Series Books. Consultant & Speaker.

 United Kingdom
stepchange-design.co.uk
Joined May 2015
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Replying to @RomseyDAG
@RomseyDAG amazingly friendly and super informative #Dementia event is back this weekend. If you are in Hampshire why not come along. My other 1/2 is playing in a wind band too, lots of entertainment alongside the support and info
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Tomorrow I'm speaking @FutureScapeUK Garden Designers creating care gardens this is for you. I'll share our research & how to avoid risk of even the best gardens becoming unused. I'll have our books and tools along for you to have a proper look at too. futurescapeevent.com/
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We are delighted to announce that @stepchgdesign has been selected as a finalist in the Activtiy Partner category 2027 National Activity Awards! We are incredibly proud and look forward to celebrating with NAPA in January. #NationalActivityAwards #NAPAFinalist
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Take a listen to @3rdAgeDotDesign podcast exploring designing for care homes and creating actively used gardens all year around benefiting the residents that live there. @LoriPRolet #carehomes #gardendesign
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#AlzChat - great Checklist to help review the appropriateness of activities or garden features to avoid introducing gimmicks that may have a reminiscence/ retro feel but which may not be appropriate or helpful. Thanks @stepchgdesign
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#AlzChat great to support recollections, take care to not add confusion. Some items which may add a memory need to remain in context. We created an Anti-gimmick checklist to sense check items, avoid infantilising and keep it real. See blog on this stepchange-design.co.uk/3-re…

3. Really useful garden features: Our Anti-Gimmick Checklist - Step Change Design Ltd

We are often asked what is the quintessential item to include in a care home or dementia garden. The truth is that there is no ‘one size fits all’ as far as garden features are concerned. Instead, we...

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#Gnomes @The_RHS Chelsea this week and we have one on our Book for designers 'A Designer Handbook for Creating Actively Used Care Setting Gardens' tinyurl.com/6e6v2mx9

Why Don't We Go Into The Garden?: A Designer Handbook for Creating Actively Used Care Setting...

Creating well-being, sensory and dementia friendly gardens in care homes and other organisational environments is both rewarding and challenging. The authors' study was prompted from seeing many...

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3/3 Food & drink tastes better outside. Taking a meal or drink outside saw residents stay 80% longer. You’re already serving them so why not simply take it outside & change of venue. For some it may improve appetite too. statistics on our infographic poster #DementiaActionWeek
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2/ Stepping into the garden couldn’t be simpler for care settings – if you go with a residents they will stay 31% longer. So what’s stopping you – its good for all of us to get outside. More statistics around garden engagement on our infographic poster #DementiaActionWeek
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1/ Take a seat–where there is seating in care gardens residents will stay 20% longer.Have you got plenty? Keep it flexible:sit alone,in a group,in sun or shade. Make them sturdy to aid getting up. Place near doors to aid transition from in to out.More on our A3 infographic poster
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I’ll be sharing a few statistics from our study and that appear on our #whydontwegointothegarden A3 infographic poster to help get the most from the garden in care homes during #DementiaActionWeek. Watch this space - or take a look on our website for more info.
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My wisteria is amazing this year. Some blooms are over 70cm long. Smells lovely too.
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Only one place for a walk at the moment, this warm weather and the bluebells will all be gone until next spring. Its so important to grab these fleeting moments of beauty around us. Where are you visiting as a must at the moment?
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I’m up v. early as part of webinar for @DememtiaTrainAu in a series for the @healthgovau Principle 3–Access the outdoors’, from their ‘National Aged Care Design Principles and Guidelines’.Join me 30/4 2-3pm AEST, or watch recording health.gov.au/resources/webi…

Webinar 5: Principle 3 – Access the outdoors

This webinar is for people working in aged care and design. Participants learned about the importance of spending time outdoors for older people living in aged care.

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Pet birds too. Cosco was security at a care home! The chickens are my Girls cocoa and Mary #AlzChat
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Cosco was a cockatoo Sorry photo didn't upload
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Love the Merlin app. Picks up bird song and shows you the bird. #AlzChat
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I do a morning bird watch. Like RSPB @Natures_Voice big bird watch but I count how many different birds in the time I drink my 1st cuppa of the day. #Alzchat
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Fill the bird bath and feeders get out bird books and binos. Sit back and enjoy. Just love their activity #AlzChat
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🗓 Tonight! 8.00 p.m. (UK) #AlzChat Topic: 🦆🦅🕊🦢🦉#Bird 🔭#Watching in #Dementia #Care
AlzChat@AlzChatApr 27
#AlzChat 3pmEST/8pmUK Topic today: Bird watching in dementia care @TommyTommytee18 @bikerwise @FPfende @OrangeChuck @Dementiawho @AdrianzWall @Jennifer_Fink @DiverseAlz @DementiaFink @Shedfieldlodge @LynnGamble20 @ministry_hands @stepchgdesign
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Ooh fab topic tonight
AlzChat@AlzChatApr 27
#AlzChat 3pmEST/8pmUK Topic today: Bird watching in dementia care @TommyTommytee18 @bikerwise @FPfende @OrangeChuck @Dementiawho @AdrianzWall @Jennifer_Fink @DiverseAlz @DementiaFink @Shedfieldlodge @LynnGamble20 @ministry_hands @stepchgdesign
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