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Aging in Place: A Guide to Growing Older at Home
via Aging in Place | Articles and Blog Posts
From the RetireGuide website: Aging in place is the process of staying in your own home as you grow older instead of moving to an outside facility. To properly age in place, you should create …
Around the World in 80 Creative Ageing Projects
via The Baring Foundation | Reports
From the report details: In the spirit of Phileas Fogg (who had open credit with Barings Bank), this book reveals 80 projects offering arts (of all forms) to older people from Europe, Asia, the US, …
Dave Johnson, Teaching Artist
Articles and Blog Posts
In this interview with poet and teaching artist, Dave Johnson, he talks about how he got started as a teaching artist at Poets House, a poetry library in New York City. His teaching artist career …
Developing the Art–Technology Intergenerational Community Program for Older Adults’ Health and Social Connectedness
Reports
This report on ACIT (an intergenerational art-technology program) discusses the development, implementation and evaluation of a university based initiative designed to use art to promote individual older adults’ health, well-being, and social connectedness. College students …
Economic Foundations for Creative Ageing Policy, Volume I
via Springer Link | Books and Chapters
This book shows that global population aging is an opportunity to improve the quality of human life rather than a threat to economic competitiveness and stability. It describes the concept of the creative aging policy …
Economic Foundations for Creative Ageing Policy, Volume II
via Springer Link | Books and Chapters
The second volume of, “Economic Foundations for Creative Ageing Policy” focuses on the public policy and management concepts related to the use of the opportunities that are created by population aging. Klimczuk covers theoretical analyses …
Frank Ingrasciotta, Teaching Artist
Articles and Blog Posts
In this interview, performing artist Frank Ingrasciotta, talks about how he discovered educational theatre and how one of his performances at a senior living center led him to teaching a memoir writing workshop to senior …
Implementing and Expanding Virtual Programming For Older Adults
Toolkits
From engAGED’s e-blast: “With virtual programming here to stay as a way to reach older adults who are reluctant or unable to attend in person, engAGED worked with Project Advisory Committee member and subcontracted partner …
Jilann Spitzmiller
via National Endowment for the Arts | Audio and Podcasts
In this podcast from the National Endowment for the Arts, award-winning filmmaker, Jilann Spitzmiller, talks about “Still Dreaming,” a film which looks at former actors over 80 in an assisted living facility rehearsing and performing, …
Leveraging Existing Infrastructure for Creative Aging at Brooklyn Public Library
Case Studies
Supported wholeheartedly by Brooklyn Public Library’s (BPL) leadership, creative aging programming has become an integral part of the library’s offerings for their older adults. By leveraging pre-existing resources and infrastructure and dedicating support towards the …