'Golf days out' - an innovation in care and respite
- Authors:
- WALSH Danny, DUFF Carol
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 24(5), 2016, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
The author's' report on how one care worker's enthusiasm for golf resulted in a social enterprise providing cognitive and social stimulation for people with dementia. Golf Days Out offers the opportunity use and maintain social skills, form new friendships and keep in touch with a sporting passion. Qualitative evaluations, using a modified version of the DEMQUAL tool, gives a picture of positive attitudes among those taking part in the enterprise whilst also providing valuable respite care for carers. (Edited publisher abstract)
- Subject terms:
- leisure activities, sport, dementia, carers, short break care, physical exercise, evaluation, skills, friendship, wellbeing;
- Content types:
- practice example, research
- Location(s):
- England
- Link:
- Journal home page
- ISSN print:
- 1351-8372