Training on how to interact with a society that makes it easy to go out even with dementia 21:18 on November 2, Tokyo
Aiming to create a society where people with dementia can easily go out, training was conducted in Tokyo to think about how to interact with people with dementia by bus or other transportation.
This training was conducted by a general incorporated association operating nursing care services to support people with dementia while watching them in the community.
Training is conducted in Tokyo's Koto Ward and Edogawa Ward. Among these, in Shinozaki, Edogawa Ward, first of all, about 20 people from elementary school students who joined the 70's become a pair, and one person in the pair has blurred vision , Wearing headphones and gloves, simulated the elderly.
Participants wearing goggles and others experienced taking out coins on the street and paying a fee, but they made a pair because they made a mistake in the 10-yen coin and the 100-yen coin, or did not know the entrance of the fee. I had a hard time paying with the help of the other party.
After this, participants boarded a Toei bus and started training to learn how to speak when they met a person with dementia in the car.
During this training, the physiotherapist walked around the car many times, assuming that she was a woman with dementia and felt anxious about the right destination.
People who participated learned the importance of gently touching while watching over people with dementia by calming down and giving up their seats by saying, "It's okay" or "It's fine weather" I was there.
The elementary school boy who participated said, “It was good to learn this time because I did n’t know how difficult it was for people with dementia. I would like to help if there are people in need.” .
“There are some cases where people who seem to have dementia get on the bus several times a year. To ensure safety and in some cases, support the police I will continue to strive for appropriate responses, such as seeking. "