Mr. Neil Mapes

  • University of Worcester
  • Research Fellow, Health Sciences
  • United Kingdom

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My Publications

Think outside: positive risk-taking with people living with dementia

  • Working with Older People
  • September 2017
  • This article highlights evaluation of the Dementia Adventure holidays provided in 2016 and draws on the authors personal experience of leading Dementia Adventure since 2009. It is a practical posit...

Connections with nature for people living with dementia

  • Working with Older People
  • August 2019
  • An up to date review of the myriad ways in which people living with dementia can connect with nature.

Green Exercise and Dementia

  • July 2016
  • A chapter in this wonderful book by Jo Barton and the team from the University of Essex. A chapter about exercise outdoors and it's opportunities for people living with dementia.

Getting out and about in the British Countryside: Dementia Adventure

  • Dementia
  • October 2014
  • Nature-based adventures from park walks to sailing adventures with people living with dementia.

Living with dementia through the changing seasons

  • Nursing Standard
  • June 2012
  • A chapter in this wonderful resource reflecting on the connections between living with dementia, activity outdoors and the changing seasons in Britain.

Have you been down to the woods today?

  • Working with Older People
  • January 2012
  • This paper was written to share the key findings of the Wandering in the Woods action research project conducted by Dementia Adventure. Practical implications for changing practices in the dementi...

It's a walk in the park.

  • Working with Older People
  • December 2010
  • This article explores the benefits of green exercise and open spaces for people living with dementia. These benefits are set within the existing general evidence base concerning well-being and con...

Green dementia care in accommodation and care settings: a literature review

  • Housing Care and Support
  • October 2019
  • The various and growing literature on connecting people living with dementia in care and accommodation settings with outdoor activities in all its forms.