Webinar 6: Principle 4 – Connect with community

This webinar is for people working in aged care and design. Learn how environments can help older people maintain meaningful connections.

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Presenters

  • Department of Health, Disability and Ageing host: Genevieve Donnelly | Assistant Secretary, Dementia, Diversity and Design Branch
  • Dementia Training Australia host: Nick Seemann | Environments Specialist and Managing Director, Constructive Dialogue Architects
  • Speaker: Martin Rix | CEO, Belong Villages UK
  • Speakers: Other Australian residential aged care providers.

About the webinar

We are collaborating with Dementia Training Australia to host an 8-part series designed to help aged care providers and designers understand and apply the National Aged Care Design Principles and Guidelines.

This session explores Principle 4 Connect with Community. Principle 4 aims to encourage people to connect with family, friends and community, continuing to participate in meaningful activities.

In this sixth webinar in the series, you will learn about:

  • encouraging a connection with family, friends and community
  • guidelines on cafes and neighbourhood engagement
  • strategies for maintaining participation in meaningful communal activities.

For more information and resources, visit Dementia Training Australia’s Environments Hub.

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