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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
Topic:
Carers, Older People
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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
Topic:
Carers, Older People
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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
Topic:
Carers, Co-production, Disabled People, Older People, Self Directed Support
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Digital Inclusion
Started 2014. Outside the box worked with people who often don't have access to digital technology to find out what they saw as the benefits of having access to the internet and using it more.
Creating Inclusive Communities
Topic:
Digital Inclusion, Mental Health, Older People
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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
Topic:
Carers, Co-production, Disabled People, Mental Health, Older People, Self Directed Support
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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
Topic:
Carers, Older People, Self Directed Support
