Young at Heart, Creative Time for Older Patients
Young at Heart is a programme of regular creative activities at Salisbury District Hospital, addressing the need to improve the hospital experience of elderly care patients, including patients with dementia.
Name of Organisation:
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Title of project/programme:
Young at Heart, Creative Time for Older Patients
Dates of project/programme:
2012
Summary:
Six weekly sessions, facilitated by arts professionals, benefit some 30 patients each week. The activities relieve boredom and lift patients’ moods. Observations indicate that the activities also have a positive impact on physical and mental wellbeing, sleep and nutrition, experience of pain or anxiety, potentially reduce length of stay, and have a positive effect on staff morale. The programme has been adopted by community hospitals in Shaftesbury and Sherborne.
Read the full case study
This case study is available in its entirety as a downloadable PDF document. Click the button to download or click here to open in your browser.
DOWNLOADDid you find this resource useful?
As a registered charity we are only able to continue to provide the information and resources found on this site if we continue to receive charitable donations and grants. If you found this resource useful, then please consider donating.
Donate