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Standish Village Resident Rekindles Love of Performing
This article is a feature on Nancy Doran, a resident at Standish Village who tends to self-isolate. Nancy is a lifelong pianist and loves performing, and soon brought the idea to perform in front of …
Reflections Program at Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University
For individuals living with Alzheimer’s and their care partners, it can be challenging to find inclusive, understanding environments that support joy, connection, and learning. This video highlights Reflections, a program offered through a partnership between …
The Connection Cure: The Prescriptive Power of Movement, Nature, Art, Service, and Belonging
Julia Hotz explores social prescribing — a health care approach that connects people to community activities like art, gardening, and volunteering to improve well-being. Through science and personal stories collected through hands-on research, Hotz shows …
From Loneliness to Social Connection: Charting a Path to Healthier Societies
This World Health Organization report illuminates the widespread yet overlooked impacts of social isolation and loneliness on individual health and society as a whole. Based on current evidence, it emphasizes the need for immediate, coordinated …
The POMtastics
The POMtastics is a documentary that follows Joie Edson and her vibrant pom-dance team made up of older adults across various Massachusetts communities. Blending high-energy movement with deep community connection, the film celebrates how dance …
Wisconsin Memory Café Programs: A Best Practice Guide
This concise comprehensive guide offers a detailed framework for creating and operating Memory Cafés — welcoming social spaces designed to support individuals living with memory loss and their caregivers. Covering everything from foundational vision and …
Group Arts Interventions for Depression and Anxiety Among Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we assessed the efficacy of group arts interventions, where individuals engage together in a shared artistic experience (for example, dance or painting), for reducing depression and anxiety among older …
Lifelong Arts Indiana Final Report
The Indiana Arts Commission (IAC), in partnership with Indiana Family and Social Services Administration’s (FSSA) Division of Aging and Division of Mental Health and Addiction, designed and implemented an initiative to bring evidence-based participatory arts …
Expanding Boundaries: Creative Aging in the Western States
In this issue of The Creative Aging Resource Journal, you’ll find stories from across the West, each one offering a unique perspective on creative aging. We begin with an interview with Emily Christensen, a creative aging …
Full Spirals Podcast: The Sages Series
Full Spirals is a storytelling podcast that promotes hope and healing through the arts, and life’s little “coincidences” that lead to personal growth. The emphasis of the episodes is around how the arts can be …