Dementia Lithuania, which is a newly founded organisation that aims to represent the rights of people living with dementia and their carers in Lithuania, is pleased to have started a new partnership with the Lithuanian Sports University. This new partnership will look to implement a range of activities that promote physical activity in dementia care, support and prevention, mainly focused on:
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developing a training for students at the Lithuanian Sports University, about the development of applied physical activity for people living with dementia in community settings
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implementing a training programme for the carers of people living with dementia about the application of physical activity exercises in care, to support their loved ones' health and well-being
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developing and implementing a workshop programme that will introduce diverse questions to support the health and well-being of people living with dementia and their carers.
Dementia Lithuania looks forward to working on all of these actions, which it hopes will meaningfully contribute to the supports that are currently available for people living with dementia and their carers. It also expects that the collaboration will help to raise awareness about dementia in wider society.
This cooperation was inspired by the knowledge and good practices presented at Alzheimer Europe’s recent online Alzheimer’s Association Academy (18 May 2021), which looked at various aspects of sports and dementia, including discussions about how sports can be integrated into community-based services and initiatives.
Pictured: Aida Gaižauskienė, lead of the Science and Innovation Guidance Department, Prof. Dr. Diana Reklaitienė, President of the Lithuanian Sport University, and Ieva Petkutė, lead of Dementia Lithuania.
