Players in Stratford's Orchestra of the Swan are trained by charity Mindsong to provide music sessions in care homes. Sue Pope…

Older adults living with chronic health conditions are improving their physical and mental wellbeing through the joy of South Asia…

A circus artist helped older people and children develop their confidence and communicaton skills in workshops at Guy’s and…

An evaluation of a £1m programme connecting arts organisations and care homes found much more needs to be done to extend the…

Age UK has called on arts organisations to become more accessible to older people, and on national funders to make ‘age-frie…

A two-year project across 20% of Welsh care homes found statistically significant improvements to wellbeing and staff perceptions…

The project marks a change in strategy for funder Sport England, which had signalled its willingness to consider how dance could t…

New ‘Age-Friendly Standards’ launched by the Family Arts Campaign aim to complement existing standards for welcoming f…

Félicie Kertudo tells how she visited the South London Gallery to find out more about how it involves the local community in a ra…

A new study looking at the benefits of visual art activities for people living with dementia should provide the evidence that deci…

1,000 older people will benefit from the extension of a ‘Dance to Health’ programme involving arts partners including…

16 cultural organisations have been awarded funding by Arts Council England to create work for and with people over 75 years old.

What’s behind the current rise in interest in dance for older people? Hannah Osmond has been finding out.

Manchester Camerata’s work with people with dementia recently took its musicians to Tokyo to deliver training. Lucy Geddes r…

West Yorkshire Playhouse’s commitment to dementia-friendly theatre has enhanced Barney Bardsley faith in humanity. She revea…

Older people’s dance classes encourage long-term engagement, but artists face challenges developing relationships with docto…

Age shouldn’t be a barrier to dancing or performing, says Vicky Thornton. She shares the story of DANCE SIX-0, a contemporar…

A pilot programme by National Museums Liverpool has successfully used drama to train health care professionals to support people t…

Three new funds will help arts organisations become more resilient and more accessible to older people.

Two years after hosting its first dementia friendly performance, West Yorkshire Playhouse has released a best-practice guide to pu…

How can you attend a festival if you can’t leave your house? Michael Eades describes a project bringing the festival experie…

Dance offers older people many physical and social benefits, but performing to an audience makes the greatest impact on wellbeing,…

Physical access and social isolation emerge as key factors linked to a decline in arts engagement among older people.

A new guide, published by the Alzheimer’s Society, provides practical advice to arts organisations seeking to make their bui…