Josie Tetley Senior Lecturer – Nursing (Older Person and Generic Pathways) from the Open University will deliver a lecture focusing on activity work with older people.    This will feature good practice examples from Sweden and the UK on developing innovative ways to engage older people in activity work.  This lecture will outline an initiative in Sweden which developed centres to engage older people in activities. In these centres health and social care workers, older people and the local community have developed programmes of arts, music, sensory stimulation, physical activities and entertainment all of which intended to make a positive impact to health and wellbeing in later life. This lecture will look at the range of stakeholders the project impacted on:

 

It will take place in UNISON, 165 York St., Belfast (opposite Yorkgate) from 6.30 - 7.30pm on Thursday November 27th.  Light refreshments from 6pm.   The event is free and open to all, but please book a place in advance by contacting Anne Campbell a.campbell2@unison.co.uk or tel 028 90270190