Activity Matters toolkit
This toolkit is designed to support occupational therapists in implementing National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Public Health Guidance 16: Occupational therapy interventions and physical activity interventions to promote the mental wellbeing of older people in primary care and residential care (2008)
Based on the NICE guidance this toolkit offers occupational therapists working UK wide resources such as outcome measures, practical materials and further reading to support the promotion of mental wellbeing and healthy, active ageing. Overall the toolkit aims to support occupational therapists with:
- ideas for implementation
- collecting data to champion occupational therapy interventions and services.
- developing an ongoing resource base
Start Active, Stay Active
A report on physical activity from the four home countries' Chief Medical Officers
Share your resources with other OTs
If you have developed a successful approach or tools that you are willing to share with colleagues please email Karin.Tancock@cot.co.uk. We will acknowledge authorship and add to our database in the Resources and Ideas section.
Key documents relating to Older People
- Download Public Health Guidance 16: Occupational therapy interventions and physical activity interventions to promote the mental wellbeing of older people in primary care and residential care (2008)
- Visit the NICE website for guidance and implementation tools
- Download BAOT/COT Briefing 133 Measuring Mental well being in Older People
Further reading and useful sites
Including the Scottish perspective on the NICE guidance.
Activity Matters - Implementing the NICE public health guidance - a series of three leaflets
The first leaflet explains what the guidance means for occupational therapists, and two self directed study guides that will help you explore the guidance and consider your practice in relation to it.
- Download Activity Matters - Implementing the NICE Guidance
- Download Activity Matters - Self-Directed Study Guide 1
- Download Activity Matters - Self-Directed Study Guide 2
Promoting active lifestyles for older people in care environments – A learning resource (CD rom)
This resource considers the NICE guidance, the context of active ageing and occupational therapy in care environments. It includes a variety of learning resources and links to key resources.
Download Promoting active lifestyles CD ROM order form (Code: P150)
Members' resources and ideas
The following material has been contributed by BAOT members. Permission has been sought for all information to be available in the public domain. Sharing the material does not constitute endorsement by the British Association/College of Occupational Therapists.
Visit the Briefings section for briefings on older people
Resources created by BAOT members
The following material has been contributed by BAOT members. Permission has been sought for all information to be available in the public domain. Sharing the material does not constitute endorsement by BAOT/COT.
- Download Whitehouse A (2011) Promoting a Positive Approach to Growing Old OT News,19(5)37
- Download Session Outlines for Lifestyle Matters Programme - including introductory letter, by Elizabeth Kay and Ian Brown
- Download Purposeful Occupation in a Residential Setting by Helen Carey
- Download Graded Exercise/Continuum of Fitness Model by Sue Rey
- Download is Tried and Tested the New Innovation in Treatment Techniques? by Anna Fletcher & Donna Williams
- Download A Local Evaluation of Lifestyle Matters by Sue Tracey and Michelle Gascoigne
Activity Provision: Benchmarking Good Practice in Care Homes
College of Occupational Therapists, the National Association for Providers of Activities for Older People (2007).
Download Activity Provision (English version) / Activity Provision (Welsh version)
COT Specialist Section - Older People
For more information on Occupational Therapy for Older People visit COTSS - Older People.
