The beneficial role of the arts for older people in general is increasingly accepted. Some notable examples include the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture’s programme to better understand the role of culture and the arts in well-being (Finnish Government, 2014), which has resulted in national recommendations for health policy, whilst in 2013, Australia became the first nation to adopt an arts and health framework (Australian Government, 2013). 

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