The impact of music interventions for people living and working in care settings. Read full report of Live Music Now and University of Winchester 2018 project.

The impact of music interventions for people living and working in care settings. Read full report of Live Music Now and University of Winchester 2018 project.
Music in Hospitals & Care (MiHC) is a charity providing live music sessions for people who are receiving care or treatment in healthcare settings across the UK.
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An evaluation of a two year project engaging in poetry activities with older people in residential and nursing homes.
BUPA study into the health and well-being benefits of dance for older people.
Evaluation of the benefit of drama, music and dancing in
improving the wellbeing of older people in
care homes.
Age UK have developed a new way to measure wellbeing in later life, using rich data sources and state-of-the-art statistical techniques. See summary of key findings
American article (2019) about what happens in our brains when we create something.
All Parliamentary Group on Arts, Health and Wellbeing Inquiry Short Report, July 2017
Moving more might help to keep people’s brains sharp as they age – even in the face of dementia, researchers have said. Read Guardian article here.
Report summarising the activity and findings of the Do, Think, Share action research project run by 64 Million Artists in collaboration with Leicester Ageing Together (LAT). The overarching aim of this report is to examine the implications of that project for understanding the roles of creativity and digital technology in later life.
Report (2011) evaluating the impact of participatory arts on older people. Outlines benefits for physical and mental wellbeing.