A study closely followed 25 participants of the Art and Dementia program at National Gallery of Australia in Canberra, finding that art helps balance cortisol levels and decrease "sundowning.” Close ...

Art collected from patients with different subtypes of frontotemporal dementia included painting, quilting, jewelry making, sculpture, pottery and montage making. They often had bright colors and ...

Art intervention improves well-being of adults with dementia . Alicia Lasek. December 4, 2019 ...

MENOMONIE, Wis. (WEAU) - Art can be an outlet to be creative and make something new, all while having fun. At the Menomonie Area Senior Center, art is doing more to help those with dementia.

The Art of Memory Tour gives dementia patients a chance to engage in critical thinking as they break down different art pieces while also socializing with those around them.

This new program strives to bring joy, art, and pride to people living with dementia and Alzheimer’s in our community. Through a series of classes, OMA engages students with dementia in creating ...

Words are sometimes not the only form of communication. Residents of the Silverado Cypresswood Memory Care community are currently taking weekly art classes and preparing to auction off their work ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — An art museum in Tennessee has partnered with the Alzheimer's Association to provide people living with dementia and their care partners to experience art together. When ...

Sylvia. Chris and Sylvia Thompson of Tacoma have been going to the program for three years. Sylvia, a former Lutheran pastor, has early-onset dementia. “It’s good for me,” Sylvia, 68, said.

OMA is an award-winning, evidence-based, intergenerational art-making program for people with dementia. Developed in 2007 at Miami University’s Scripps Gerontology Center, the program is ...