Shing Kee Cafe: Engaging Elderly with Dementia through Innovative Scenario-Based Activities

Abstract

H.K.S.K.H. Li Ka Shing Care and Attention Home for the Elderly recently launched "Shing Kee Café", a scenario-based cognitive training activity in which elderly people with dementia are assigned different roles such as chefs, bartenders and servers, to run the Cha chaan teng.

The talk will share the following experiences:

- The uniqueness of scenario-based training

- How to assign roles based on the backgrounds of participants?

- The benefits of scenario-based training for elderly individuals with dementia

12:00 pm ~ 12:30 pm

Smart Ageing Zone

Cantonese

Organisation

Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Welfare Council

Established in 1966, the Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Welfare Council has been providing multifaceted services to individuals across all ages and socioeconomic backgrounds in line with its service philosophy, “Personalised Service, Holistic Care”, to “Transform Life” so they may be “Lived in Abundance”.

H.K.S.K.H. Li Ka Shing Care and Attention Home for the Elderly

Facilitator

Ms Rebecca WONG Yuk Sheung

Service Director

Ms Yancy CHU Mung Yan

Occupational Therapist I