Supporting people with dementia to get outdoors safely, confidently, and with dignity
Outdoor experiences play a vital role in wellbeing, independence, and quality of life for people living with dementia.
Yet many care homes find it difficult to make outdoor time a consistent, safe, and meaningful part of daily care.
We help you do this in a way that supports CQC expectations as well as residents’ lived experience.
The challenge
Care homes want residents to enjoy fresh air, movement, and nature – but staff often face barriers when supporting people with dementia outdoors:
- Concerns about safety, falls, or disorientation
- Uncertainty around risk assessment vs dignity and choice
- Limited confidence in supporting outdoor activities safely
- Gardens or outdoor spaces that feel underused or inaccessible
As a result, outdoor access can become restricted or inconsistent – even when residents would clearly benefit.
Where you could go wrong
Without the right training and support:
- Staff may avoid outdoor activities due to safeguarding or incident concerns
- Residents miss out on meaningful activity, autonomy, and sensory stimulation
- Outdoor spaces become viewed as a risk rather than a therapeutic resource
- Families may question whether care is truly person-centred, not just task-focused
- Managers may struggle to evidence how outdoor wellbeing supports care plans and quality of life
This can impact morale, resident wellbeing, and inspection confidence.
Our solution
We deliver practical, outdoor-focused dementia awareness training for care homes that want to support people with dementia to get outdoors safely – while meeting CQC expectations.
- Bespoke staff training: Tailored to your residents, staffing model, and environment
- Managing risk with dignity: Practical guidance on balancing safety, autonomy, and choice
- Outdoor space audits: Identify improvements that enhance accessibility, safety, and engagement
- Online upskilling: Ideal for individual rangers, volunteers, and staff
- Proven expertise: Over a decade delivering supported outdoor holidays and training thousands of dementia care professionals
Our approach helps teams feel confident, residents feel empowered, and leaders feel assured.
Why care settings choose us
- Training grounded in real lived experience, not theory alone
- Clear links between outdoor activity, wellbeing, and person-centred care
- Supports inspection conversations around quality of life, choice, and inclusion
- Practical tools staff can apply immediately
Real outcomes with Dementia Adventure
- Staff confident supporting residents outdoors
- Safer, more accessible gardens and outdoor spaces
- Residents experiencing more freedom, calm, and enjoyment
- Families reassured their loved ones are living well, not just being cared for
- Stronger evidence of person-centred practice for inspections
Our results
This was a very empowering training - passionate, revealing and realistic.
I will consider using the outdoors much more in my work, something I was planning, but feel I have more confidence in the application”
“High quality, professional, informative and developmental”
Next steps
To find out more about our training and how we may be able to help you, get in touch to book your free 30 minute telephone consultation.
Some of our work
We worked with Methodist Homes Association (MHA) to develop a tailored programme of training to enable their staff to support people living with dementia and families. MHA is a charity with over 75 years’ experience of delivering care and support for older people across the UK.