The Arts and Dementia Care: A Resource Guide
The National Centre for Creative Aging ,
01 January 2004, USA
The National Centre for Creative Aging has announced the publication of a new Resource Guides for arts programming for older people.
The Arts and Dementia Care: A Resource Guide, by Anne Davis Basting and John Killick, (2004), was created to help staff or volunteers create, implement and sustain arts programming in dementia care settings.
The guide includes examples of "promising practice" programs from around the country; offers strategies for how to overcome common obstacles such as institutional buy-in, fundraising and evaluation; and concludes with an extensive list of resources.
The resouce is available for purchase from The National Centre for Creative Aging (NCCA), at $15 for non-members and $12 for members (US dollars).
Order forms can be downloaded at: www.creativeaging.org/publications.html
OR you can send a cheque payable to The National Centre for Creative Aging with the specifics of your order to:
The National Centre for Creative Aging (NCCA)
138 South Oxford Street
Brooklyn, NY
USA 11217