Health, Wellness & the Arts: A Person-Centered Approach to Care for People with Dementia

Gay Hanna, PhD, MFAExecutive Director,

National Center for Creative Aging

Liz Nichols, TimeSlips Facilitator

NCCA MissionNCCA is dedicated to fostering an understanding of the vital relationship between creative expression and healthy aging

and to developing programs that build on this understanding.

Health & Wellness Civic Engagement Lifelong Learning

Gene Cohen, MD 1944 - 2009

Dedicated To:

Creativity and Aging Study

New theories and research findings on the positive influence of music and art on health with ageing.

Creativity and Aging ResearchResearch Indicators:Social engagementMastery

Creativity and Aging Research Findings: Better healthLess doctor visitsLess medicationIncrease in activities and social engagementProjected Health Care Costs Savings: $.08/day = $1

billion/year in Medicare D

Gene Cohen’s Brain Games

Nun StudyDavid A. Snowdon, Ph.D., of the University of Kentucky's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging Connection between early language skills and the likelihood of developing dementia

Roughly 80% of nuns whose writing was measured as lacking in linguistic density went on to develop Alzheimer's disease in old age; meanwhile, of those whose writing was not lacking, only 10% later developed the disease.

"that traits in early, mid, and late life have strong relationships with the risk of Alzheimer's disease,

as well as the mental and cognitive disabilities of old age."

Intergenerational volunteering and QOL for persons with mild to moderate dementia

Qualitative results

The Intergenerational SchoolVision for a Social Innovation

An Intergenerational Learning Community

Pre-K, Adult Education, Teacher Training, Enhanced

IG programs

Dissemination

ExistingIntergenerati

onal Programs

K-8 public school

Programs in Art and Dementia at MoMA

Art-Making Program

MoMA Resources

Meet Me: Making Art Accessible to People with Dementia

www.moma.org/meetme

NYU Evaluation of Meet Me at MoMACaregivers reported fewer emotional

problems during the week following their visitBoth participants reported elevated moodParticipants with dementia reported an

elevation in their self-esteemCaregivers reported an increase in social

support

Mission :RESTORE HEALTH AND

COMMUNITY THROUGH THE POWER OF SONG

• Write songs with active and frail folks including those who have Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.

• Offer trainings and consulting for music,arts and health practitioners and for caregivers seeking to bring the power of song to their clients and loved ones.

• Operate internationally with current long-term projects in San Francisco and on Washington State's Olympic Peninsula.

Engage hundreds of elders, older adults and families in hands-on songwriting and performance using an internationally recognized method proven to restore health and community.

For those with dementia and cognitive injuries, Songwriting Works™ provides affirmation and engagement. Workshops are welcoming and spontaneous as we seize the moment. Trained facilitators make each interaction an invitation. “Person-centered” songwriting moves at participants' pace and style. Everyone, even the shy, reticent, or 'less able' join in as songs and surprises come to life.

Programs are held at:Senior CentersRetirement CommunitiesAdult Day CareIndependent and Assisted LivingSkilled NursingDementia CareGero-Psych Hospice/End of LifeIntergenerational celebrations

The TimeSlips Project aims to:

Inspire people with dementia to hone and share the gifts of their imaginations

Inspire others to see beyond loss to recognize the strengths of people with dementia

Improve the quality of life of people with dementia and those who care for them

Forget Memory

Anne Basting (Ph.D.)Executive Director; Associate Professor, Theatre, Center on Age & Community

TimeSlipsTo become Certified:Take the TimeSlips Training Online OR In-PersonPractice the method and use the website for at least 3 monthsApply to become Certified as an individual or an organizationVisit the Training page for more information on Training and Certification.

Timeslips.org

Stay Tuned!Washington, DC Area Geriatric Education Center Consortium (WAGECC) Trainings

October 20 + 27, 2011 End-of-Life Nursing Education (ELNEC) Core CourseNovember 3, December 13, 2011 + January 12, 2012Professional Development Program Core Course