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22 June 2020

Arts and creative resources for older people (and anyone else)

A page of creative initiatives and useful resources, originally developed to support particularly older people in isolation and in care homes during the COVID-19 crisis. Please do let us know about anything you're doing.
Blog post: Arts
25 August 2016

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.
Blog post: Arts
5 February 2018

cARTrefu, Age Cymru

A four-year programme to introduce high quality arts into care homes in Wales.
Case study: Arts
4 March 2016

Dementia and imagination

Janet Morrison
Creative approaches help us challenge our conventional notions of engagement with people with dementia.
Blog post: Arts
3 May 2019

Our Dementia Choir – our Dementia Creative Movement

If you've been inspired by Our Dementia Choir on BBC 1 this week, we've put some resources together to signpost you to dementia-friendly music and arts activities, whether you're looking to participate or develop them!
Blog post: Arts
9 May 2019

Music for Dementia 2020 – join our musical dementia movement

Grace Meadows, Programme Director for Music for Dementia 2020, encourages you to join the musical dementia movement and talks about how we can all help to make music available for everyone living with dementia.
Blog post: Arts
8 August 2017

Postcard from the Netherlands – some Dutch Old Masters – and Mistresses!

David Cutler
David Cutler highlights some of innovative creative ageing projects happening in the Netherlands following a recent research trip.
Blog post: Arts
6 February 2024

Starting the year with laughter – creative ageing and comedy

Why don't we see more comedy in creative ageing?
Blog post: Arts
17 July 2017

From Japan to Wales: how a Travelling Fellowship influenced Re-live’s theatre for people with dementia

Karin Diamond, Re-live theatre
Karin used her Winston Churchill Memorial Trust (WCMT) fellowship to spend time with Dr Yukimi Uchide, a world leader in creative approaches to dementia care.
Blog post: Arts
16 March 2018

Getting creative with dementia

David Cutler
Arts for people living with dementia are blooming. David Cutler reviews some notable projects and programmes from dance to singing to theatre.
Blog post: Arts