How can we help older people in our care home stay connected with local children and young people?

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Authors:

Hazel Heath

Topics:

Integrated care, Dementia, Mental Health, Education, Training and Careers

Date Published:

20 April 2018

Last updated:

20 April 2018

This Practice Question has been published with the kind permission of the Royal College of Nursing.

Joint activities such as art, sewing, knitting, cooking or growing plants help relationships grow between the generations.

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