Why art can mean so much…

At the beginning of 2025, we started working with residents in a care home, bringing them creative activities to engage with on a weekly basis.

Many residents at the home are living with dementia which can severely affect memory, judgement and mobility.

Art is treated as a well-being activity for our residents, as it offers the benefits of socialising, decision making (for compositions within their art) and following certain steps for each creative skill presented.

Residents often leave with a sense of accomplishment, confidence and joy as we don’t treat the sessions as a ‘right or wrong’ endeavour; there is never a right or wrong way to express creativity.