Lenny the dementia-friendly barber
Lenny White from Northern Ireland travels around hospitals, nursing homes and day centres with his pop-up barbershop. He aims to recreate the old-fashioned barbershop experience for residents with dementia, and those who can鈥檛 make it to a hairdressers.
He鈥檚 also received an outstanding contribution prize at the Dementia Friendly Community Awards.
Lenny told 5 live:
鈥淚t鈥檚 really amazing to watch, the carers have even seen a difference in the men.鈥�
This clip is originally from 5 live Drive on 15 December 2017.
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