NAPA Arts in Care Homes

The National Activity Providers Association (NAPA) is the UK’s professional association for Activity Providers and activity provision. NAPA’s core mission is to ensure that meaningful activities and person-centred engagement are integral parts of care. In collaboration with key partners in supporting arts initiatives within care settings, NAPA has produced a series of influential reports and...

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Reading Well for dementia: the power of co-production

Niven et al (2024 Reading Well for dementia: the power of co-production. Journal of Dementia Care 32(5)13-15. Amy Niven, Rachael Litherland and colleagues describe the process of co-production, including people living with dementia and family carers alongside other experts, that led to the latest Reading Well for dementia list. Amy Niven, Hannah Pimble and Gemma Jolly,...

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An apprenticeship: facilitating reminiscence arts in dementia care

Gibbons B (2024) An apprenticeship: facilitating reminiscence arts in dementia care. Journal of Dementia Care 32(4) 12-13. Barney Gibbons gives a personal account of the Remembering Yesterday, Caring Today apprenticeship course, with a special focus on his particular interest: performance. Key points Since 1997, The European Reminiscence Network has run iterations of Remembering Yesterday, Caring...

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Music in Mind: celebrating ten years of growth

Dowlen R et al (2024) Music in Mind: celebrating ten years of growth. Journal of Dementia Care 32(2)26-30. Robyn Dowlen and colleagues describe the partnership between Manchester Camerata’s Music in Mind programme for people living with dementia and the University of Manchester. Over ten years it has grown to encompass live improvised music-making sessions, interdisciplinary...

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The Photobook Project: Empowerment through creativity

Robinson-Carter E (2024) The Photobook Project: Empowerment through creativity. Journal of Dementia Care 32(1) 23-25. Ellie Robinson-Carter describes the Photobook Project: how creativity and the arts empower people living with dementia in global majority communities living in the UK Author Details Ellie Robinson-Carter is Founding Artistic Director of The Photobook Project ©www.the-photobook-project.com The Photobook Project...

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A manager’s guide to arts in care homes

Teader A (2024) A manager’s guide to arts in care homes. Journal of Dementia Care 32(1) 13. Alison Teader describes a new resource from NAPA, created to inform and inspire managers and activity and care teams. “Art is not limited to paint and a brush; it involves anything creative that expresses your imagination. Our art...

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Evaluating a reminiscence project (RYCT) in a residential care home

Woods S (2023) Evaluating a reminiscence project (RYCT) in a residential care home. Journal of Dementia Care 31(6)21-23 As a well known arts-based reminiscence programme, Remembering Yesterday Caring Today has traditionally been delivered in community settings.  Sandie Woods set out to discover how it would work in a care home and shares her findings. Author...

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Love Through Double Glazing

Armour J (2023) Love Through Double Glazing. Journal of Dementia Care 31(6)17-18. Innovative work by Vamos in the pandemic and beyond Vamos is a full mask theatre company known for its performances and workshops exploring and supporting people living with dementia. Janie Armour highlights the innovative work it has done recently, particularly during the Covid...

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Culture Box: using multi-sensory arts and creative activities to decrease social isolation and loneliness in people with dementia during COVID-19

Asker C (2023) Culture Box: using multi-sensory arts and creative activities to decrease social isolation and loneliness in people with dementia during COVID-19. Journal of Dementia Care 31(2) 16-18 Many care homes will be interested in a new archive of online creative resources developed to address social isolation and loneliness.  Chloe Asker, Hannah Zeilig and...

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Creative homes: an arts project in extra care housing

  Creative arts can add significantly to quality of life among extra care housing residents, improving mood, self-esteem and communication.  Neil McCarthy describes a project run by not-for-profit housing provider Octavia.  A paintbrush moves across a piece of drawing paper and slowly an image begins to emerge. As the page is transformed so is the painter; an older...

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