Farming Comes to You – Finding togetherness for people with dementia through animals
Award Number
CPG1905529Status / Stage
CompletedDates
1 July 2019 -1 December 2021
Duration (calculated)
02 years 05 monthsFunder(s)
Dunhill Medical TrustFunding Amount
£38,620.00Funder/Grant study page
Dunhill Medical TrustContracted Centre
Heeley City FarmContracted Centre Webpage
Principal Investigator
Lee PearsePI Contact
lee@heeleyfarm.org.ukWHO Catergories
Models across the continuum of careTools and methodologies for interventions
Disease Type
Dementia (Unspecified)CPEC Review Info
| Reference ID | 348 |
|---|---|
| Researcher | Reside Team |
| Published | 12/06/2023 |
Data
| Award Number | CPG1905529 |
|---|---|
| Status / Stage | Completed |
| Start Date | 20190701 |
| End Date | 20211201 |
| Duration (calculated) | 02 years 05 months |
| Funder/Grant study page | Dunhill Medical Trust |
| Contracted Centre | Heeley City Farm |
| Contracted Centre Webpage | |
| Funding Amount | £38,620.00 |
Abstract
People with dementia can sometimes struggle to communicate and build relationships with others, especially in care environments. Heeley City Farm, located in Sheffield, runs animal-assisted therapy sessions called ‘Farming Comes to You’, that help bring warmth, connection, and community to people with dementia, their carers and families.
Aims
We began taking animals to care homes informally and quickly saw that the sessions had a huge impact on residents. At that point I knew we needed to delve deeper into animal therapy. We applied for a community grant from the Dunhill Medical Trust in the hope that it would give us the time, space, and framework we needed to investigate how animal-based therapies could help people with dementia and their communities.