Lindsey O'Hare
Specialist Occupational Therapist
The Challenge
A client diagnosed with vascular dementia was fiercely independent and keen to remain so for as long as possible. She was becoming increasingly frustrated by the impact that her memory problems were beginning to have upon her day to day life.
The Change
To include her in phase 2 of the Connecting People, Connecting Support HBMR pilot. HBMR is designed for people experiencing problems with their memory to teach them techniques aimed at compensating for everyday memory problems.
The Impact
Increased confidence and independence when planning own daily and weekly activities by using Memory Book and clock, calendar, timer, maps/GPS functions of mobile phone to independently plan, schedule and complete activities throughout the day.
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