In September I had the great fortune to two training workshops. The first was a TimeSlips creative storytelling training organized by a dedicated group of volunteers who are part of the Minnesota Dementia Care Professionals network. 130 people squeezed themselves around long tables in the chapel of a nursing home in St. Paul, MN. Joyce [...]
Archive for September, 2009
Seeing the “AHA” in Their Eyes
Posted in art, cultural phenom, long term care, public education, tagged creative engagement, creativity and dementia, memory loss, NADSA, TimeSlips, trainings, WAHSA, workshops on September 28, 2009 | Comments Off
Community, Cultural Development
Posted in art, cultural phenom, long term care, public education, tagged community development and aging on September 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »
There is a growing number of programs in the United States (and across the world), that link community activists and social justice workers with the arts and humanities – often by involving students through service learning programs. This is a potential and powerful mechanism for transforming long term care. Imagining America, a consortium of colleges [...]
Arts and Alz article
Posted in Uncategorized on September 16, 2009 | 3 Comments »
USA Today had an article today about the power of art for people with dementia and their caregivers. Between the efforts of MOMA, getting their training materials and trainings out to museums all over the country; Artists for Alzheimers, consulting with museums and other cultural institutions on how to shape programs for people with dementia; [...]
We Are Social Beings
Posted in Uncategorized on September 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Looks like more research is pointing toward social engagement as a vital key to good health. Not surprising…but helpful to prove the value of encouraging relationships and group work for people with dementia and memory loss.
