Through frequent videos, podcasts and articles, Dementia Spring decodes the latest medical and scientific breakthroughs in our Dementia Arts Research and Living with Dementia programs. Millions of people are living, thriving and sharing their experiences with dementia in ways that would have been unthinkable decades ago, and the arts are an important part of their journey.
Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia take a toll on women within our communities. Not only are women more likely to develop dementia themselves,
While health equity and cultural humility have been important conversations in recent years, there continues to be disparities in the way memory loss diseases impact
found that a well-structured series of arts therapy interventions – including drawing, painting, ceramics, reminiscence, and group interactions – reduced anxiety, depression and loneliness, improved
Art therapy has the advantage of stimulating people at the sensory level, engaging them through intact centers of the brain, the visual cortex for example,
2020 Research Studies Find Improved Quality-of-Life from Arts Programming Art therapy research has shown that non-pharmaceutical therapies such as visual art-making have a positive impact
The Dementia Spring Foundation connects artists with the dementia community to raise awareness and improve access to the arts for people with memory loss.
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