Faith in Older People (FiOP) is a voluntary organisation, based in Scotland. Its aim is to develop a stronger understanding of the spiritual dimension to the well-being of older people. The organisation works with faith communities, health and social care staff, academics and voluntary organisations. It defines spiritual care as that which “gives meaning and purpose to our lives”, and embraces nature, relationships, creativity, faith and music.
Over the past two years FiOP has been working with a development group of dementia experts, taking a person-centred approach to look at design, community connections and pastoral care. The FiOP consulted widely with faith communities to produce a learning resource called “One Step at a Time - to assist faith communities to build a more supportive environment for people with dementia and their families”. The aim of the new resource is to enable people with dementia and their carers to continue to participate in activities which matter to them, whether they remain in their own homes or are in a care setting. The resource, which has been authored by Professor Mary Marshall, Jenny Henderson and Professor Faith Gibson, can be downloaded, here:
https://www.faithinolderpeople.org.uk/project/one-step-at-a-time/
