HEALTH WALKS | RICHMOND COMMUNITY

RICHMOND COMMUNITY: HEALTH WALKS

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Richmond House has expanded their walking activities to include a

town centre weekly Dementia Friendly Health Walk. The Crieff

Dementia Friendly Health Walk started in April 2021 and now

welcomes over twenty people every Thursday who meet

at the Royal British Legion to walk and talk together with

staff from Richmond House care home.

Health walks are aimed at introducing people to walking but

have a whole range of other benefits including improved fitness,

improved mood and are a good way to meet people in a local area.

They are on good surfaced paths with only very gradual inclines.

Two walks are offered, lasting either 20- or 50-minutes, to help keep adults

active and care home residents can join in too. They are led by qualified walk leaders who also have undertaken specialist training in supporting people with dementia but everyone is welcome to join us. Afterwards we all get together for a chat over a cup of tea. They take place every Thursday at 10.30am starting at the Royal British Legion Clubrooms, Perth Road, Crieff.

No equipment is necessary.

Click here to see a collection of five videos which share how walking can place care homes at the centre of their community by using staff expertise and provide meaningful activities to support improved physical, social and mental wellbeing.

Richmond House Care home staff lead Dementia Friendly Health

Walks where everyone is welcome to meet friends, spend time outside

and share a cuppa together, This helps provide individuals with an opportunity

to remain part of the community after retirement.

Since Richmond House staff took part in an award-winning physical activity programme - Care About Walking - to give care home employees greater knowledge, skills, and confidence to provide walking activities they are making physical activity a key part of every resident's day. Residents are supported to go for a daily walk in the garden, take part in strength and balance exercises and try a range of stimulating activities such as potting flowers or making a salad from garden-grown lettuce. Care home resident's Joan and Elma talk about how much they enjoy their time in the garden.

Click here to see an article about the Richmond Care Home walking initiative featured on the Paths for all website.

Paths for All charity supports walking and physical activity in care homes including Strength and Balance exercises.

Click here to see The Richmond House accreditation

certificate received from Paths for All.

Richmond House, Activities and Well-being Coordinator Suzie Kelly sees how residents get a sense of achievement from walking around the garden grounds. Ian Hutton, Live Active Leisure, Health and Wellbeing Manager who supports Health Walks across Perth and Kinross thinks working in partnership is an effective way to deliver local health and wellbeing solutions such as Dementia Friendly Health Walks. Crieff’s Dementia Friendly Health Walk which is delivered in partnership with Live Active Leisure's Stride for Life programme.

Visit Richmond House’s Facebook Page to find out more about their activities.