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PM100 Innovative Business Idea - AGE Pass

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there are over 850,000<br />

Currently,<br />

within the United Kingdom<br />

people<br />

with dementia (Dementia UK<br />

living<br />

Evidence from<br />

2018).<br />

studies has<br />

intergenerational<br />

that engaging all<br />

demonstrated<br />

within an activities<br />

generations<br />

provided significant health<br />

class<br />

for those involved (British<br />

benefits<br />

Cross 2016). To combat<br />

Red<br />

and loneliness, there has<br />

isolation<br />

an increased interest in<br />

been<br />

activities to<br />

multi-generational<br />

older adults. Growing<br />

engage<br />

does not mean that older<br />

older<br />

lose interest in certain<br />

adults<br />

they enjoyed<br />

activities<br />

in previously as a<br />

participating<br />

or early adult years. Many of<br />

child<br />

activities can help stimulate<br />

these<br />

and meaningful memories,<br />

strong<br />

independence and<br />

maintain<br />

the risk of health<br />

prevent<br />

Additionally, some<br />

deterioration.<br />

adults might be looking to<br />

older<br />

new opportunities,<br />

experience<br />

can be aided by younger<br />

which<br />

to assist the older<br />

participants<br />

Students have also<br />

adults.<br />

positive benefits<br />

demonstrated<br />

intergenerational classes, as<br />

from<br />

develop communication<br />

they<br />

leadership experiences,<br />

skills,<br />

social norms and<br />

overcome<br />

while creating positive<br />

obstacles,<br />

with older adults<br />

relationships<br />

the purpose of this proposal will be to<br />

Therefore,<br />

an Active Growth and Engagement<br />

develop<br />

<strong>Pass</strong> for older adults. By providing a<br />

(<strong>AGE</strong>)<br />

for affordable, accessible and<br />

resource<br />

multi-generational programmes, it will<br />

supportive<br />

the older adults the opportunity to<br />

provide<br />

in physical activity and leisure<br />

participate<br />

maintain functional independence,<br />

classes,<br />

loneliness and create positive<br />

prevent<br />

relationships.<br />

DEMENTIA<br />

PREVALENCE<br />

PURPOSE OF <strong>AGE</strong> PASS<br />

(Knapp and Stubblefield 2010).

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