 This project aims to develop new ways of delivering creative activities in residential care homes, and in other settings such as day centres.
In July 2005, Norfolk County Council hosted Home is where the start is - a conference for care home managers that looked at ‘providing activity for a better life’. Although it was clear from the conference that reminiscence-based work already takes place in many Norfolk care homes, two workshops led by the Norfolk Arts Partnership confirmed that managers would welcome more arts-based activity.
This project responds to the issues raised at the two conference workshops, particularly by managers in the private sector. These included pressure on staff time, scarce funding for activities in general and, in many homes, a lack of suitable space.
If our fundraising target for this work is met, this Creative Change project will begin in the autumn of 2006.
| Theme | Creative activities for older people | | Aims | To develop a sustainable model for delivering high-quality arts activities in day care centres and residential care homes for older people; | | To increase the number and range of arts activities offered to older people in Norfolk by encouraging care homes, day centres and other providers across the county to adopt the model. | | Target audience | Older people in residential care homes and non-residential settings such as day centres and lunch clubs. | | Summary | Developing 12 ‘art box’ resources that care staff can, with monthly input from artists, use to sustain a whole year of weekly creative activities. | | When and where | Developing ‘art box’ resources in six care homes during autumn 2006. Demonstrating how artists and care home staff can use them in six further venues (including non-residential) to autumn 2007. |
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