A GROUND-BREAKING project which helps Glaswegians who are living with dementia has been trialling innovative new ways of working during the pandemic.
Dementia Dog, a collaboration between Alzheimer Scotland and UK-wide charity Dogs for Good, uses specially trained dogs to help people with dementia and their carers.
When the country went into lockdown, the project had to find new ways to work with its clients to help them stay connected and reduce social isolation.
It came up with an array of new plans, including virtual therapy walks, online Doggy Bingo and physiotherapy sessions.
Carla Haizelden, a Dementia Community Dog handler alongside pup Billy, said: “Doggy Bingo is very straightforward and easy to play. The players can watch Billy go and fetch a ball with a random number on it from a container. He passes it to me and I read out the number.