Silver Agri Age: Longevity, Intrinsic Capacity and Cognitive Impairment Into Farmlands and Natural Environments: Updating Contexts Following the "Montessori" Action

Promoting innovative activities following the "Montessori" action in the context of the agricultural multifunctionality, in order to leverage the intrinsic capacity in older people with cognitive impairment.

• Identifying a rural environment with educational features.
• Identifying individuals with mild cognitive impairments and relations with their families.
• Outlining individual therapeutic goals for each participant through different activities:

horticulture, pet therapy, occupational therapies, sensory laboratories, functional food laboratories for a healthy and balanced diet suitable for the first symptoms of dementia, physical activity and continuous social activity between different generations.

• Horticulture, pet therapy, occupational therapy, sensory labs, physical activity, and social activities IN CONTINUITY between different generations.
• Spreading the results to a wide National and International audience.

Inclusion criteria

• diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment (MCI);
• Mini Mental State Examination ≥ 24;
• ability and willingness to sign informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Mini Mental State Examination < 24;
• severe visual impairment;
• inability to walk without help or assistance, Tinetti's scale <20