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21 ST ASIA PACIFIC REGIONAL CONFERENCE OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE INTERNATIONAL ORAL PRESENTATION ABSTRACTS NO CONTENT ONS1 AUTHOR(S) O MIYUKI Hakodate University, Japan TITLE Problems of post-retirement migration in Japan BACKGROUND As for the elderly population in Japan, there are movements from the metropolitan area to the rural area because of retirement in the young-elderly, and from the rural area to the metropolitan area because of health problem and living with children in the old-elderly. Why do elderly people migrate? Can elderly people continue to live where they want to live? METHODOLOGY Subjects were 11 migrated elderly people (male 4, female 7, 60-64: 1, 65-69: 6, 70- 74: 2, 75-: 2) after retirement, from the metropolitan area to Hokkaido (the northernmost rural area in Japan). Semi-structured interview was conducted. RESULTS Reason for migration: Retirement made it possible to choose a place to live. Migration to Hokkaido was a longing for the elderly. Lifestyle after migration: Both the young- and old-elderly people were busy every day for sports such as softball, tennis and golf, handmade life such as furniture-making and kimono remaking, and interaction such as local festival, lifelong learning and part- time job in university. Settlement intention: Elderly people wanted to continue living in Hokkaido. Health problems did not matter, because hospitals are available. However, they, especially female, were worried about the future, such as driving a car, continuing the lifestyle after losing their spouse. And elderly people were thinking that the need for care makes it impossible for them to choose a place to live, and metropolitan area children would choose. Care services are available in Hokkaido, however, the right to choose a place to live is taken away from the elderly by the need for care. CONCLUSION Need of care = choosing is impossible. This recognition makes the elderly people who chose a place to live post-retirement leave the rural area where they want to continue living using hospital and care services by their children's choosing in metropolitan area. ONS3 AUTHOR(S) YN LIM Alzheimer’s Disease Association, Singapore TITLE Memories Café: Breaking through Dementia Stigma with Community Arts DESCRIPTION Facing stigma is often a primary concern of persons living with dementia and their

21 ST ASIA PACIFIC REGIONAL CONFERENCE OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE INTERNATIONAL ORAL PRESENTATION ABSTRACTS care partners. The topic of dementia is often a taboo even among family members; the lack of knowledge and conversations prevents people from living the best quality of life possible and developing a support system in the community. In early 2014, Alzheimer’s Disease Association (ADA), Singapore piloted the Memories Café programme to raise awareness about dementia. Modelled after Dr Bere Miesen’s “Alzheimer’s Café”, the programme is for persons living with dementia and their care partners. The programme provides a normalised café setting for participants to interact through activities and conversations in a safe, supportive and conducive environment. Memories Café aims at minimising the societal stigma on persons living with dementia and to encourage social acceptance through the engagements in a café within a community setting. The programme provides an alternative platform for social interactions and respite to persons living with dementia and their care partners, moving away from long-term care environments and their homes. With organised activities for persons living with dementia and their care partners, Memories Café aims to improve their bonding with each other. Memories Café is a two-hour programme, designed with various engagement activities such as sing-alongs, drumming, movement, storytelling and craftwork that are led by community artistes, volunteers and staff. The programme encourages all participants to mingle and interact among the group and members of the public while enjoying light refreshments. A programme evaluation questionnaire was conducted to gather feedback from persons living with dementia and care partners. At Memories Café, persons living with dementia are empowered to be creative and express themselves through music, movements and artwork. ONS4 AUTHOR(S) T LEE, SC WONG Alzheimer’s Disease Association, Singapore TITLE A Reminiscence Programme For Persons With Dementia - Arts, Culture And Heritage DESCRIPTION The Arts and Dementia Programme at the Alzheimer’s Disease Association (ADA) involves persons with dementia from ADA’s dementia day care centres, the New Horizon Centres and the Family of Wisdom Centres, artistes, volunteers, care partners and the community. The programme adopts the person-centred care approach for persons with dementia to express themselves through the arts which comprises heritage culture tours to the Peranakan Museum, National Museum, Malay Heritage Centre and Chinatown Heritage Centre. The use of creative arts and cultural places for dementia care is a valuable tool in enriching their lives. The arts provide a non-pharmacological approach to dementia care offering a platform for persons with dementia to connect with their past experiences and memories, increase their self-esteem, enhance creativity and motivate them in gaining new skills. Using photography at the Chinatown Heritage Centre programme, for example, provide opportunities for persons with dementia to apply their photography skills to explore, to discover and to be creative. Photos taken by persons with dementia provide subjects for discussion through storytelling and an opportunity to exchange personal stories, thoughts and feelings whilst enjoying social activities together.

21 ST ASIA PACIFIC REGIONAL CONFERENCE OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE INTERNATIONAL ORAL PRESENTATION ABSTRACTS Programme evaluation tools such as Dementia Care Mapping (DCM) and a questionnaire for all participants are conducted for each programme. DCM was conducted to document the behaviours and moods of the clients during activities to assess their well-being whilst the questionnaire was used to gather feedback from person with dementia, care partners, docents, volunteers and staff. The presentation will provide an overview of ADA’s reminiscence programme for persons with dementia - Arts, Culture and Heritage, describe how the programme is conducted and the impact of the programme on persons with dementia, their care partners, volunteers and staff. ADA was awarded with a programme grant from the National Arts Council for the Arts and Dementia Programme. ONS9 AUTHOR(S) R LASRADO University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom TITLE Feasibility And Acceptability Of Dempower: A Home-Based Couple Management Guide For Couples Where One Partner Has Dementia BACKGROUND The increasing rate of dementia and high health and social care costs call for effective measures to improve public health and enhance the wellbeing of people living with dementia and their relational networks. Most post-diagnostic services focus on the condition and the person with dementia with limited attention to the spouse or partner caregiver. The key focus of the study is to develop a guide for couples where one partner has a diagnosis of dementia. This couple management guide is delivered in the form of an app, DemPower. The study aimed to investigate the feasibility and acceptability of DemPower app. METHODOLOGY The study used a non-randomized feasibility design. The study recruited 25 couples in the United Kingdom and 19 couples in Sweden. The suggested timeline for completion of the app was 3 months and the usage data were gathered from the devices at the end of the study. A set of outcome measures were obtained at baseline and post-intervention. RESULTS The overall study completion rate was 55% (UK=9/25, Sweden=12/19). A total of 18 (86%) couples completed all parts of the app and an average of 15 days. 33 minutes per day were spent on the app over the course of the study period. Among the four chapters, ‘Home and Neighbourhood’ (chapter 1) received the most visits (average 223 visits) while chapter on ‘Communication and Emotions’ received average110 visits over the course of the study. Participants visited the activity pages more frequently than the core contents pages, for example taking pictures, physical exercise, talking to each other, walking, music and home adaptation need assessment checklist. There was no significant difference between the baseline and post intervention outcomes results. CONCLUSION The DemPower app was considered as useful resource by most couples and is best