Article Community participation in activities and places among older adults with and without dementia Habib Chaudhury Department of Gerontology, Simon Fraser University, Canada Tanveer Mahal Faculty of Health Science, University of Sydney, Australia Kishore Seetharaman Department of Gerontology, Simon Fraser University, Canada Haakon B. Nygaard Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Canada Abstract Availability of community-based destinations and amenities can facilitate healthy aging by support- ing older adults’ functional abilities and enabling their participation in society, especially for those experiencing declining cognitive abilities. This study used a survey tool called participation in ACTivities and places OUTside the Home for older adults, specifically designed to examine the out-of-home participation of older adults living with or without dementia, to collect data on specific places and activities that individuals participate in over time. Thirty cognitively intact participants and 29 participants living with dementia were recruited. The past/present net par- ticipation figures indicate that all destinations are likely to be abandoned by persons with demen- tia over time. The findings indicate that both groups of participants were most likely to abandon recreation and physical activity places, although a higher number of persons with dementia reported that they would likely abandon these places in the future than the cognitively intact participants. Participants with dementia indicated multiple en route and at destination challenges, as well as their coping strategies. This study adds to our understanding of the out-of-home places Corresponding author: Habib Chaudhury, Department of Gerontology, Simon Fraser University, 2800-515 W. Hastings St, Vancouver, Canada. Email: chaudhury@sfu.ca Dementia 0(0) 1–21 ! The Author(s) 2020 Article reuse guidelines: sagepub.com/journals-permissions DOI: 10.1177/1471301220927230 journals.sagepub.com/home/dem