Dementia and the Art of Caring

I am an Anthropology PhD student based in Northern Ireland. I am interested in dementia, art and creativity.

[Age NI @Age_NI]

📢We are delighted to announce that we have launched our NI Assembly Manifesto, #Act4Age!
Act4Age calls on #AE22 candidates to commit to making Northern Ireland a region where older people are valued & supported to live life to its full potential.
Visit https://t.co/ezBCoU2V84

[Dementia and the Art of Caring @BottnerTaika]

@ggdesign29 Thank you again Geraldine ☺️ the courses have been really important social activity for me during lockdown, keeping me sane. 😁 great fun and I'm looking forward to the next class 👍

[Dementia and the Art of Caring @BottnerTaika]

Thank you for #TheWeeklyChalllenge @arkbounduk @64M_Artists! With my grandmother we completed it in a Skype call and it was great talking about what an oak tree means for us, after which we drew one each and wrote a poem about it. ❤️🌳

[Unforgettable Experiences @UnforgetExp]

#Creativity is the key to #UnforgettableExperiences! Four people living with #dementia have recreated old #photographs 📸of themselves to #inspire others to take a walk down #memory lane + support the work of @alzheimerssoc Read more👉https://t.co/0WCYUNohVa

[Age of Creativity- Now CLOSED @AgeofCreativity]

Join our October Thursday lunchtime CREATIVE CRUNCH zooms, to discuss how to keep older people engaged in creativity, while working remotely. Each sessions has a different theme. @LAHFArtsHealth @vaengland @LAHFArtsHealth @Arts4Dementia @CDANArts https://t.co/S5Ue5aIJcc

[Dementia and the Art of Caring @BottnerTaika]

It is worrying, not just that doctors have been neglected, but also many other key workers, such as nurses and care workers https://t.co/nrg3R9ZBet

[TrentDementia @TrentDementia]

The bird #diamondpainting done by our dear Project Manager @janerowley02 . The session led by our dear Linda. #dementia #craft #families #carers @MyNottingham @DementiaFriends @BBCNottingham @InstituteMH @alzheimerssoc @InstituteMH @CarersTrustEM

[Age of Creativity- Now CLOSED @AgeofCreativity]

This is for 70yrs+ or people isolated or having to shield during this time of uncertainty. @ChickenShed has launched a new project that connects people, and in doing so aims to improve communication and develop #intergenerational friendships.
https://t.co/zD98Az1HGN

[Arts in Care Homes @Artsincarehomes]

How have you used the arts and creativity to keep care settings connected during COVID-19? Organise an activity & share your positive stories on 24 September, @NAPAlivinglife #ArtsinCareHomesDay Sign up here: https://t.co/A1Z4ePGwKY #CreativeCommunities #AICH2020

[Dementia and the Art of Caring @BottnerTaika]

What a great and fun idea 😁👍 Care home residents recreate record covers https://t.co/wkQtcfabif

[Dementia and the Art of Caring @BottnerTaika]

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[Care UK @careuk]

If you run events in a care home or support someone who loves music, did you know you can watch wonderful live concerts from @songhaven_uk for free online? You can even subscribe for news of upcoming concerts and get printable programmes.

https://t.co/FWMUX4c7c4

[Arts in Care Homes @Artsincarehomes]

Very excited as next week we will be launching our theme for @NAPAlivinglife National Day of Arts in Care Homes, which takes place on 24 September! Hope lots of you will get involved by organising creative activities and sharing stories. @Baring_Found #activityisvital

[Age of Creativity- Now CLOSED @AgeofCreativity]

John McMahon (lead for arts and health at the Arts Council) kicks off a series of blogs about the contribution of culture under #lockdown. https://t.co/oYNtNfk5gZ

[Dementia and the Art of Caring @BottnerTaika]

Penalising the vulnerable - Coronavirus: Care home residents face steep hike in fees https://t.co/pR2NrXpq42

[Age of Creativity- Now CLOSED @AgeofCreativity]

Keep using #Thursdaystheday to share news of your creative work with older people and we will share...May is over but #theworkgoeson

[Dementia and the Art of Caring @BottnerTaika]

'It will also be used to support the widespread use of tablet devices in care homes.' 👍
https://t.co/0l3f0AdXpz

[creativitycare @creativitycare]

2018 article re experiences of 'lived space' in dementia care: https://t.co/0OXqd4ejKc describing how spaces become smaller for ppl living with dementia- (for care partners too we find). Our personal space is also about our identity. Requires trust & managing risks #AlzChat

[Dementia and the Art of Caring @BottnerTaika]

Part of my weather diary ☀️🌪️✨ @64M_Artists

[64 Million Artists @64M_Artists]

If you have more time ... 
Can you keep a ‘weather diary’ this week? Express your mood in different metaphors or using different materials. How could you squeeze more details in - are you feeling a light breeze on a summer day or fierce gales? @TextArtist #CreateToConnect

[Dementia and the Art of Caring @BottnerTaika]

Reading #CreativeCare. 📚 ♥️🌷 'Dementia brings me and my family to that deepest place of meaning, where our human frailty and our unique human capacity to imagine entwine. Where we can experience breathtaking beauty and heart-wrenching sorrow simultaneously.
(Basting 2020:11)