***The Arts in Health Series: Dementia and the Arts***
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One of the most powerful uses of the arts in health is in the caring for people with dementia. I have posted many times on the power of music for those with dementia and their families; today’s post by Nicci Gerrard shares her own experiences of the dementia arts program at the Royal Academy and anticipates the Parliamentary Report due out tomorrow in the UK that validates the importance of the arts in treating dementia. I will be sharing more on that after the report is released.
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Source: Art can be a powerful medicine against dementia | Nicci Gerrard | Society | The Guardian
Courtesy of Artwell Art Therapy
Courtesy of Artwell Art Therapy
The Creative Apothecary Celebrates the Arts in Treating Dementia!
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