A couple of years ago (2018) a senior support worker at a Belong Wigan care village led a project to introduce an exercise instructor role, after identifying best practice in this area. Belong is a charitable non-profit making care organisation whose ethos is ‘To support older people to live their own lives through the creation of vibrant village communities’. The project has increased residents independence and improved residents experience of care within the village.

Read about how they did this in full at source: NHS England » Introduction of the exercise instructor role to support mobility and independence for elderly residents in a dementia care setting