21 November 2023
Last week NAPA (National Activity Providers Association) published a new resource intended to be a user-friendly resource to help managers develop exciting person-centred arts offers involving all their staff teams, artists and the local community.
Three care home managers, Shona Bradbury, Marlene Kelly and Fatma Makalo, shared their learning and suggestions and several individuals and arts organisations, with many years of experience of working in care homes, also contributed.
The resource includes:
- practical ideas for getting started
- how to overcome common barriers
- how creative activity can support care homes with CQC assessments & ratings
- plenty of ideas and examples.
Funded by the Foundation, it was developed in response to a recommendation in our Every Care Home A Creative Home report, which calls for a systems-led approach to creativity in care, emphasising involving residents, staff, relatives, care providers, regulators, social care and arts funders, training providers, arts organisations and the local community.
David Cutler, Director of the Baring Foundation, says:
“We have known for a long time that whether or not a care home resident has access to creative opportunities is entirely a lottery and therefore inequitable. A systems approach could help change this but requires the input of all stakeholders, including the regulator. We hope this new guide for managers is useful for those homes taking their first steps into developing an arts offer and supports them to demonstrate how this offer supports the quality of care they provide.”
