Report launch: Spending with dementia – Making the high street dementia-friendly
Dates: Thursday, 27 October 2022
Time: 11.00am – 4.00pm (1.30pm – 3.30pm report launch)
Location: Stirling University
The Retail therapy report was launched at the University of Stirling, where we held a panel debate on how to make the high street work better for people with dementia.
An Alzheimer’s Society survey found that almost 80% of people with dementia list shopping as one of their favourite activities. In 2019, households with someone living with dementia were expected to spend £16.7 billion.
But from inaccessible public transport to a lack of public toilets and confusing payment systems, too many people with dementia are locked out of spending on the products and services they want.
Delegates joined us at the University of Stirling, and virtually, for the launch of our findings of a major research project, supported by the abrdn Financial Fairness Trust, which unpicks how we can support people with dementia on the high street.
Agenda
| Healthy ageing and retail | ||
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11.00am – 11.10am
(10 minutes) |
Welcome and introductions | Chair: David Sinclair, Chief Executive, ILC-UK and Lesley Palmer, Acting Director, Dementia Services Development Centre, University of Stirling |
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11.10am -12.10pm
(1 hour) |
How can retailers keep us healthy across our lives? |
Chair: David Sinclair, Chief Executive, ILC-UK
Professor Leigh Sparks, Professor of Retail Studies, University of Stirling
Ailsa Forbes, Retail Fellow, International Longevity Centre (ILC-UK)
George MacGinnis, Healthy Ageing Challenge Director, UK Research and Innovation
Frankie McKittrick, PhD Researcher, University of Stirling |
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12.10pm -12.30pm
(20 minutes)
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Q&A | Chair: David Sinclair, Chief Executive, ILC-UK |
| 12.30 – 1.30pm | Lunch break | |
| Report launch: Retail Therapy – Helping people with dementia enjoy spending | ||
| 1.30 – 3.20pm |
Retail Therapy: Helping people with dementia enjoy spending Research launch Panel debate Q&A |
Chair: Professor Judith Phillips, Deputy Principal (Research) at the University of Stirling and Professor of Gerontology
· Lesley Palmer, Acting Director, Dementia Services Development Centre, University of Stirling · David Sinclair, Chief Executive, ILC-UK · Professor Catherine Hennessey Professor of Ageing, University of Stirling · Dr Richard Ward, Senior Lecturer in Dementia and Ageing, University of Stirling · Professor David Bell, Professor of Economics, University of Stirling · Johnny Timpson OBE, Principal, Johnny Timpson Consulting |
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3.20pm – 3.25pm
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UKRI Longitude Prize |
George MacGinnis, Healthy Ageing Challenge Director, UK Research and Innovation
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3.25pm – 3.30pm
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Close | Chair: Professor Judith Phillips, Deputy Principal (Research) at the University of Stirling and Professor of Gerontology |
| 3.30pm – 4.00pm | Networking | |
Morning session slides
Afternoon session slides