Dementia can be a hurdle to the practical side of going out such as making plans, getting to places and doing activities. Dementia also can make it harder to communicate and interact with people outside your household.
Many people with dementia enjoy doing things outside the house. For some people, activities and people they see outside the home give their life meaning.
The following pages will help you to overcome difficulties you might experience when out and about:
- 3.9 Strategies from others for when you are out and about
- 3.10 Dementia friendly groups
- 3.11 Speech and occupational therapy
Keeping active in your community and socialising is a way of improving your brain health. For more information, read 4.8 Be socially active.
