Impact Report 2023
Read on for our highlights of 2023, or download the full Impact Report for more stats, case studies and reports.
Impact Report 2022
Read on for our highlights of 2022, or download the full Impact Report for more stats, case studies and reports.
What You’ve Made Possible
We want to extend an enormous thank you to our funders and supporters. When facing a somewhat bleak social and financial landscape at the start of 2022, it was you who made it possible for us to step up to the challenge of supporting people living with dementia and those who care for them through an extraordinarily difficult time.
Seeing the positive changes in people who use our services and hearing how our work has changed their lives is what keeps the Dementia Adventure team striving to do better year on year. Though there is always more to do and further to go, we are extremely proud of the difference we have made in recent years and incredibly grateful for all the contributions that made it possible.
“If people always supported each other like we have this week, the world would be a better place.”
The Difference
“It was so fundamentally life-changing that our holiday could happen. I don’t know any other organisation who could do it.”
One in two people in the UK knows somebody who is diagnosed with dementia. With someone diagnosed every three minutes on average, the number of people living with dementia in the UK is set to grow to 1.6 million people by 2040.
The only dementia support charity in the UK to focus solely on the importance of connection to nature and the outdoors, this year we continued to think differently about dementia. We challenged the stereotypes and perception of what it is to live with the condition, looking at what people can still do rather than what they can’t.
2022 in Numbers
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Supported Holidays: Giving People the Break They Need
Connecting People Living with Dementia to Nature
Our research shows that there are myriad benefits to interacting with nature for people living with dementia, but we know that leaving the house can sometimes be seen as a difficult or risky endeavour.
Taking place among natural surroundings, each of our breaks is designed to maximise the well-being benefits of nature through contact with the natural environment and outdoor activities.
Supporting Carers to Take a Break
The pandemic increased social isolation while decreasing access to the outdoors, and carers have been hit particularly hard by the financial stress of the cost of living crisis.
Our Carers Survey found that many carers and families simply cannot pay the price of a break, and since the pandemic, there has been a drastic reduction in respite services. Carers are now reliant on charities like Dementia Adventure for a break from caring.
Holidaymakers with Dementia:
Carers:
Training for Family and Friends
With many services having been cut due to COVID over the last few years, in 2022 we saw an increase in the number of people finding it difficult to get the vital information and support they need to help them continue caring. As a result, there is a growing need for the training we provide for families supporting somebody with dementia at home.
In these free, online sessions our experienced trainers provide practical strategies, hints, and tips, and encourage shared learning and support among attendees in similar situations.
In 2022, we ran a total of 41 sessions with 669 attendees
Understanding Dementia Better
We ran 32 Understanding Dementia Better sessions.
After the training:
Improving Mood & Motivation
Family carers rate their life satisfaction at an average of 4.7 out of 10, significantly lower than the UK average of 7.5.* Our Mood & Motivation training aims to improve the well-being of carers and provide strategies to improve the mental health of the person they support.
We ran nine sessions in 2022.
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Volunteers
Our holiday volunteers’ experiences:*
“Volunteering with Dementia Adventure helps me in my day-to-day work—reminding me of the problems people face every day.”
They also gained a huge amount of knowledge and skills!
Where Our Money Came From
Without our amazing supporters and grant funders, we simply couldn’t provide so much support to people living with dementia and their loved ones. In 2022, despite a challenging fundraising climate, they raised an amazing £695,364.
This exceeded our expectations and has put us in a strong financial position. As a result, we can invest confidently in our services for people living with dementia in 2023.
Income:
- Donations: £107,910
- Grants: £587,454
- Training Income: £26,330
- Holiday Income: £188,909
- Interest: £5,471
- Total: £916,074
What we spent it on:
- Holiday Provision: £390,818
- Training and Consultancy: £207,810
- Community Engagement: £20,072
- Resources & Awareness Raising: £175,852
- Cost of Raising Funds: £140,372
- Total: £934,924
Impact Report 2022
Read our full Impact Report for 2022 for more stats, case studies and reports.
