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22 February 2017

Wellbeing in Later Life – what matters and who is thriving and who is just surviving?

Age UK's new Index of Wellbeing in Later Life shows the importance of cultural participation to older people's wellbeing.

15 September 2016

Is singing good news for care homes?

Evan Dawson, Live Music Now

Evan Dawson, Executive Director of Live Music Now, describes Live Music Now's A Choir in Every Care Home project.

The art of being outstanding

Andrea Sutcliffe, Care Quality Commission

Andrea Sutcliffe summarises the CQC's new strategic priorities and highlights how high quality arts can help make care homes outstanding.

Jacksons Lane and work with older people

Stuart Cox, Jackson's Lane

Stuart Cox of Jackson's Lane theatre explains how they have sought to develop their offering for local older people in Haringey, London.

Using art to create outstanding care

Des Kelly OBE reflects on the contribution of the array of creative arts to improving quality in care.

Inspiring change – the arts and older people in Ireland

François Matarasso

François Matarasso describes the magic of the Bealtaine festival for older people in the Republic of Ireland.

Dementia and imagination

Creative approaches help us challenge our conventional notions of engagement with people with dementia.

Both sides of the coin: the distinctive value of art in health care

François Matarasso

Let's stop trying to ‘prove’ the value of arts interventions in health care only according to narrow scientific assessment models, says Baring Foundation trustee François Matarasso.

1 February 2016

Arts and the loneliness of the long lived

The recent findings by Arts Council England on positive effects of the arts on the happiness and wellbeing of older people are compelling.

22 December 2015

New guidance makes NICE end to the year

The inclusion in NICE Guidance Number 32 of the importance of the arts to older people's wellbeing is a welcome Christmas present