Shining a spotlight on care & arts partnership working
Read the findings from the NAPA, National Care Forum and Care England 2023 survey into current care & arts partnership projects.
Research
Arts and culture in every care home?
The Baring Foundation
Every Care Home A Creative Home
The Baring Foundation
Live Music in Care
Live Music Now, University of Winchester (The Baring Foundation)
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
Music in Hospitals & Care improves the health and wellbeing of children and adults through the healing power of live music.
Every year, the charity’s professional musicians share live music with people across the UK who may not otherwise get to experience it. This includes those living with dementia, who have mental health problems, or who are seriously ill.
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Music in Hospitals & Care articles
MiHC
Poetry with People with Dementia
University of Worcester, Courtyard
An evaluation of a two year project engaging in poetry activities with older people in residential and nursing homes.
Keep dancing
BUPA
BUPA study into the health and well-being benefits of dance for older people.
Experiences of Being
Beth Johnson Foundation, Anchor
Evaluation of the benefit of drama, music and dancing in
improving the wellbeing of older people in
care homes.
Index of Wellbeing in Later Life
Age Uk
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
The Neuroscience of Creativity
Scientific American, Scott Barry Kaufman
American article (2019) about what happens in our brains when we create something.
Creative Health: The Arts for Health and Wellbeing
All Parliamentary Group on arts, Health and Wellbeing
All Parliamentary Group on Arts, Health and Wellbeing Inquiry Short Report, July 2017