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Search results for care home

15 November 2017

What a difference a song makes: the Choir in Every Care Home project

This project's work at Nightingale House in London shows the life and health-enhancing benefits of communal singing for older people living in residential care.

Blog post: Arts

Each breath is valuable: an evaluation of an arts in care homes programme

An evaluation of a joint funding initiative with the Arts Council England (2013-2016) to explore models of professional arts practice with older people in care homes over three years.

23 October 2017

Creating artists in residents: a national arts in care homes participatory and mentoring programme

Evaluation of Age Cymru's highly successful cARTrefu programme which organised residencies for professional artists in care home across Wales.

29 September 2020

Creative care homes

Paintings in Hospitals

An A-Z of art activities & inspirational ideas for care homes from Paintings in Hospitals.

21 November 2023

Arts and creativity: New resource for care home managers

Practical ideas for getting a creative programme in a care home off the ground, and how an arts offer can support homes in CQC assessments.

News item: Arts

Creative homes: how the arts can contribute to quality of life in residential care

Celebrating existing good practice in the use of the arts with and for older people in residential care.

23 September 2022

A systems approach could improve the lottery of arts provision in care homes

Access to arts and culture for England's 419,000 older people living in care homes is currently a lottery. Our new report shows how a systems approach - involving both arts and social care - could help change this.

News item: Arts

27 November 2023

A Manager’s Guide to Arts in Care Homes

Why and how to develop arts activities in your care home

National Day of Arts in Care Homes will take place on 24 September

There is a website full of resources for care homes, plus news of two national projects - a creative letter writing project in concert with national archives and a new Art Voucher scheme for families.

News item: Arts

Arts in care homes: a rapid mapping of training provision

This report provides a snapshot of the diverse creative ageing training provision available to artists and care staff in the UK as surveyed in July 2017.