Museum of Liverpool has helped developed the House of Memories App and associated activities, resources and dementia training.
Dementia
My House of Memories
Arts in Care Homes
My House of Memories App allows you to explore objects from the past and share memories together. Take the time to sit with a resident and explore and play.
Designed for and with people living with dementia and their carers.
Music For Dementia 2020
The Utley Foundation
Music for Dementia 2020 is a national campaign to make music available for everyone living with dementia by 2020. Led by The Utley Foundation, the campaign is a direct and positive response to the Commission on Dementia and Music.
Includes ideas for musical activities.
The Neuroscience of Creativity
Scientific American, Scott Barry Kaufman
American article (2019) about what happens in our brains when we create something.
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.
Age Exchange
RADIQL is Age Exchange’s innovative method of supporting people with dementia through person centred Reminiscence Arts.
Find out more about training opportunities for care staff.