It may be harder to get out of the house and do things with dementia. Dementia can also make it harder to communicate and interact with people in social settings.
Many people with dementia enjoy doing things outside of their house. For some people, activities and interacting with people outside the home gives their life meaning.
The following articles will help you to overcome difficulties you might experience when out and about:
- 3.8 Strategies from others for when you are out and about
- 3.9 Dementia friendly groups
- 3.10 Speech and occupational therapy
Keeping active in your community and socializing is a way of improving your brain health. For more information, read 4.8 Be socially active.