Classes start up on Monday, and on Tuesday, we have our first scheduled meeting of the “Penelope Research Team,” 5 students and my colleague Robin Mello. We are entering the research stage of the Penelope Project, which will facilitate discussions with family, staff, and residents at Luther Manor Health Center’s nursing home (among other local [...]
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My Hearty Research Team!
Posted in art, cultural phenom, long term care, public education, theatre, tagged Luther Manor, Penelope, Sojourn Theatre, theatre and aging, UWM on January 22, 2010 | 1 Comment »
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 |
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 [...]
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 [...]
Facility Focused on Creativity
Posted in art, long term care on August 4, 2009 |
I just read about this facility in the UK that has infused creativity and sensory stimulation into its design and mission. Can the US be too far behind? And can we do it in a meaningful way, not just a marketing way?
