Guardian article from 2018 about how poetry helps engage people with dementia.
Creative Writing
The use of Poetry in Dementia Care
The Elder Magazine
Article about poet and author John Killick who has has written seven books on dementia, including Dementia Positive, Communication and the Care of People with Dementia and Playfulness and Dementia.
Living Words
Living Words is an arts and literature organisation created by Susanna Howard. We live by our values of integrity, social benefit, equity & inclusion.
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The Best Words in the Best Order
Courtyard
This toolkit produced by Courtyard Arts is designed to support
poets, care staff or anyone interested in running a dementia poetry project.
The Reader Organisation
Read about The Reader Organisation’s Shared Reading initiative to improve well-being, reduce social isolation and build resilience in diverse communities across the UK and beyond.
Find out about related research and training opportunities.
Care UK Poetry writing Competition
Article about Care UK poetry writing competition with examples of some of the prize winning poems.
Benefits of a creative writing group for care home residents
A writing group in a nursing home in Scotland shows that residents with dementia can be empowered to express themselves and staff enticed to be creative in their approach to care. Read about project
A Pocket Guide to Arts Activities for People with Dementia
Collective Encounters
This toolkit produced by Collective Encounters was the result of three years of creative work in Merseyside with the carers of people living with dementia.
Contains resources and guidance on how to use the arts to engage more effectively with people who are living with dementia.