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| Id | 717 | |
| Author | Roe B., McCormick S., Lucas T., Gallagher W., Winn A., Elkin S. | |
| Title | Coffee, Cake & Culture: Evaluation of an art for health programme for older people in the community | |
| Reference | Roe B., McCormick S., Lucas T., Gallagher W., Winn A., Elkin S.; Coffee, Cake & Culture: Evaluation of an art for health programme for older people in the community ;Dementia vol:15 issue: 4 page:539.0 |
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| Link to article | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84976371589&doi=10.1177%2f1471301214528927&partnerID=40&md5=4afd81a1ebd2ea611d56f6ff711727e7 |
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| Abstract | Arts for health initiatives and networks are being developed in a number of countries and an international literature is emerging on the evidence of their benefits to peoples health, wellbeing and quality of life. Engagement in cultural and creative arts by older people can increase their morale and self-confidence and provides opportunities for social connection. Museums and galleries are increasingly required to justify their expenditure, reach and impact and some are working in partnership with local councils, hospitals, schools and communities to improve access to their collections. There is a body of literature emerging that describes such initiatives but empirical evidence of their benefits is less developed. This article reports an evaluation of an art for health initiative – Coffee, Cake & Culture organised and delivered by Whitworth Art Gallery and Manchester Museum in 2012 for older people living in a care home and a supported living facility. The study has identified the benefits and impacts of the arts for health programme and its feasibility for older people, with or without diagnosed memory loss – dementia, living in a care home or supported living facility and their care staff. The findings demonstrate there were benefits to the older people and their care staff in terms of wellbeing, social engagement, learning, social inclusion and creativity. These benefits were immediate and continued in the short term on their return home. The majority of older people and care staff had not previously been to the art gallery or museum and the programme encouraged creative arts and cultural appreciation which promoted social inclusion, wellbeing and quality of life. The programme is feasible and important lessons were identified for future planning. Further research involving partnerships of researchers, arts for health curators, artists, care staff, older people and their families is warranted. © 2014, © The Author(s) 2014. |
Coffee, Cake & Culture: Evaluation of an art for health programme for older people in the community. However there is an emerging body of knowledge which is seeking to establish the impact and benefits of culturally based arts for health projects on wellbeing and quality of life as part of social capital engagement justice and public health. Not all visitors had been to the gallery or museum before and they were unfamiliar environments. These events highlight the importance of adequate planning for each act to ensure visits run smoothly to plan with sufficient time allowed for access departure and moving within the gallery/museum environment. High noise levels and low lighting in some spaces were a concern for gallery/museum staff but care staff noted this was all part of the experience of being in the real world for older people whose lives in the home could be socially isolating.
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