Championing the role of the arts in dementia care
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Resources
Research
Art therapies and dementia care: A Systematic review, by Renee L Beard, September 2011. Published by Sage Publications.
“Despite steadfast interest in the use of arts therapies (ATs) with individuals who have dementia of the Alzheimer’s type (DAT), a systematic review of the literature has not been conducted. This paper aims to critique this evidence base, including music, visual arts, drama, and dance/movement therapies between the years 1990 and 2010, and make suggestions on how it can be strengthened.”
Click here to download the report
Dementia - A North East Perspective, July 2011, and
Think 5 Report - recommendations for future action, Debbie Smith
http://www.nr-foundation.org.uk/publications_others.html
Social Prescribing within the North East:
Current programmes and challenges for the future
Download report by Neil Johnson and Louise Ross,
North East Mental Health Development Unit 2011
World Alzheimer Report 2010
http://www.alz.co.uk/research/worldreport
Alzheimer’s Society Research newsletter
http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/documents_info.php?documentID=521
Dementia 2010: The prevalence, economic cost and research funding of dementia compared with other major diseases A report from the Health Economics Research Centre at the University of Oxford commissioned by the Alzheimer’s Research Trust looking at the economic cost of dementia to the UK, and the country’s investment in research to find new treatments, preventions and cures.
www.dementia2010.org
Social Inclusion through the Digital Economy (SIDE)
http://www.side.ac.uk
Arts Health Institute in Australia - evaluation of Smile project
Publications
Health and Creativity Publications from Jessica King Publishing. Special online offer for A&DN members - click here for the list and codes (expiry date 15 October 2012)
The NHS Confederation Report: Acute Awareness: Improving hospital care for people with dementia, 2010
http://www.nhsconfed.org/Publications/Documents/
Dementia_report_Acute_awareness.pdf
Quality outcomes for people with dementia: Building on the work of the National Dementia Strategy
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/
Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_119827
Dementia UK. A report to the Alzheimer’s society on the prevalence and economic cost of dementia in the UK produced by King’s college London and the London School of Economics, 2007 http://alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/download_info.php?fileID=2
Periodicals
Seasonal Inspirations, NAPA Living Life
Published by the National Association for Providers of Activities for Older People.
www.napa-activities.co.uk
Arts Professional
www.artsprofessional.co.uk
Mailout: arts work with people
www.mailout.co
Some of these publications are available in our office to any network member. We regret we have no system to lend out items at present, but members are welcome to call in and peruse our library.
Please contact us on 0191 477 5775 to arrange a time.
Case Studies / Good Practice
Evaluation of Creative Ageing, an 'arts on prescription' project delivered by Equal Arts in 2011-12.
Click here to download the full report
I Remember Better when I Paint by French Connection Films. Trailer to a documentary about the many benefits of the arts for people with Alzheimer’s.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54AtoQVGfwU
Review of the National Conference on Dance & Dementia:
North East dancer and choreographer Paula Turner wrote about the conference she attended on behalf of Equal Arts in Liverpool in December:
"The conference was jam packed with academic papers, workshops, discussions and performances. Some of the work that was presented was difficult to watch but this provided lots of discussion and opportunity for me to reflect on how I work and the assumptions I sometimes make. One area that interested me was the issue of playfulness and whether or not it can be seen as patronising to encourage mature people to be "child like". This is an area that I have been working through ever since I graduated and began to work independently. I would welcome other people’s thoughts and feedback about this….."
PDF (96KB)
Professional Development & Training
Arts in Health and Social Care – Professional Development opportunities by University of the West of England from October 2011: Participatory Arts Participation in Health and Social Care Settings
http://courses.uwe.ac.uk/z30cpd043/2011
