Projects

Belly Dancing in Care Homes

Started 2015. A pilot project to help people in care homes have more fun and get more exercise through belly dancing. Being physically active is a challenge for many people as they get older. People who live in care homes face even higher risks of falls and significant health problems and even fewer connections with their communities as a result.

Having Different Conversations

Food Buddies Active

Started 2015. This project develops peer support for people with dementia and for carers, with a focus on aspects of food and keeping well. This work is supported with funding from the Life Changes Trust. The Trust is funded by the Big Lottery.

People Having More Choice in their Lives

Building community-based support with Older People

Started 2014. Outside the Box pulled together over 20 of the main reports that have been published over the past few years to produce a new report about what helps communities to include and support older people.

Creating Inclusive Communities

Getting There

Started 2012 and earlier. A project exploring what self directed support (SDS) means for smaller user-led organisations, bringing together materials and resources, ideas and projects from user led organisations from across Scotland and further afield.

Building Strong Sustainable Organisations

Moving Assistance Project Active

Started 2015. The first stage of the Falkirk Moving Assistance project ran until March 2016. Now we are working on more ideas in a second stage. The idea for the project came from older people who said they would like to move house but didn’t know where to start. We are also working on tips for people who are coming home from hospital- you can find our draft version of these in our Resource section below- please email any feedback or suggestions to ciara@otbds.org.

People Having More Choice in their Lives

Over the Fence

Started 2013. Over the Fence has developed a website to give people who are new to social care information about how to get the support they want. The project began in 2011 and is funded by the Scottish Government as part of the programme to develop the capacity of people who use services and her families as part of the implementation of Self-directed support.

People Having More Choice in their Lives