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Art Therapy for People Living with Dementia

June 12, 2019 by Georgie Rockman Leave a Comment

We are absolutely delighted to announce that we will be sponsoring Art Therapy Workshops for people in Rutland living with early-or young-onset Dementia. 

Rutlanders living at home with a dementia diagnosis can now take part in a programme of varied, free of charge activities, delivered by specialists in an environment tailored to their specific needs. All thanks to the foresight of Rutland Community Ventures, and sponsorship from Home Straight and Rutland Sailing Club.

Why art therapy?

There is a lot of promising evidence proving that innovative workshops of this kind can help to slow down the progression of dementia. This is particularly true of younger people with the disease, who are usually physically stronger and more resilient than older people. 

What activities are available?

Each workshop will focus on creating something useful for the home or to gift to friends and family. Some of the activities include; silk painting – using specialist paints designed to print on fabric, marbling – a beautiful painting technique, and tile making – using old methods to create designs in clay tiles.

This is something we are extremely proud to be supporting. For more information please call Home Straight on 01572 722590.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Art Therapy, Dementia, Home Straight, Marbling, Rutland, Rutland Dementia, Silk Painting, Tile Making

Moore Dementia Friends

June 5, 2019 by Georgie Rockman Leave a Comment

Home Straight director Stevie Jackson is volunteering for the Alzheimer’s Society as a Dementia Champion, helping to increase understanding and awareness of dementia.

Photo: Rutland & Stamford Mercury

Recently Stevie teamed up with Moore’s Estate Agency to deliver a workshop to their staff. Owner, Jenny Moore said ‘It’s a reality that we deal with more and more people being affected with dementia and when it comes to selling or buying a house, we would like those affected and their families to trust that we will deal with their specific needs as a sensitively as possible’.

Dementia Friends is a national campaign by the Alzheimer’s Society aiming to build more dementia friendly communities. It is their biggest initiative and is designed to transform the way the nation thinks, acts, and talks about the condition. Dementia Friends encourages people to make a positive difference in the lives of people living with dementia within their own communities.

If you have an hour to spare and would like to attend a Dementia Friends workshop, please contact Stevie on 01572 722590.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Alzheimers Society, Dementia, Dementia Friends, Estate Agency, Rutland, Rutland Dementia

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