We had an art therapist at the nursing home day centre today. She provided each participant with their choice of a painting in the form of two panels one on each side of a sheet paper with the space in between blank. The participants then spent about thirty minutes painting in the blank space using water colours. They could select whatever subject they wished whether it be something to link the side panels or some other subject altogether.
Here is a selection of what they produced.
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Considering that each participant is aged in their 80s/90s, that most have some low level dementia and that some have poor vision, what they produced was really impressive.
All of them became fully engaged in the task, in some cases after initial reluctance to be involved and more importantly all of them had fun and got to exercise their minds and bodies. The various therapists do a terrific job at the home.
I've heard a bit about this sort of stuff lately and from all I have heard, it makes a difference.
ReplyDeleteAndrew - the therapists do a terrific job and I saw the wondrous responses they brought out in my mother even in the depth of her dementia.
ReplyDeleteFantastic, thank you so much for sharing!
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