Resources
Arts Council England: Social Prescribing
Websites
From the Website: Social prescribing can connect people to a range of activities that are typically provided by voluntary and community sector organisations such as volunteering, arts activities, group learning, gardening, befriending, cookery, healthy eating …
Breaking the Age Code
Books and Chapters
About the Book: The often-surprising results of Levy’s science offer stunning revelations about the mind-body connection. She demonstrates that many health problems formerly considered to be entirely due to the aging process, such as memory …
Research Exploring Older Populations in England and Older People’s Engagement with Culture
Research and Studies
From the Research Study: This research has been completed by The Audience Agency (TAA) for the Creative Ageing Development Agency (CADA). CADA believes that we all have a right to create and take an active …
Aboriginal community-controlled art centres: Keeping Elders strong and connected. Articulating an ontologically situated, intergenerational model of care
Research and Studies
Abstract From Article: Objective: To articulate how Aboriginal community-controlled art centres support the role of Elders and older people within an ontologically situated, intergenerational model of care. Methods: In this paper, we draw on stories …
Untapped Opportunity: Older Americans & the Arts
Reports
From the report by Culture Track and E.A. Michelson Philanthropy: In just a few years, and for the first time in history, Americans age 65 and older will outnumber those under 18. Older adults today …
Six Months of Piano Training in Healthy Elderly Stabilizes White Matter Microstructure in the Fornix, Compared to an Active Control Group
via Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience | Research and Studies
From the abstract: “While aging is characterized by neurodegeneration, musical training is associated with experience-driven brain plasticity and protection against age-related cognitive decline. However, evidence for the positive effects of musical training mostly comes from …
Intergenerational Techno-Creative Activities in a Library Fablab
Research and Studies
The authors of this paper report on the design, implementation, and assessment of intergenerational techno-creative activities within a library EspaceLab makerspace using tools for the project #smartcitymaker. They discuss the makerspace movement and its value …
Beneficial effects of choir singing on cognition and well-being of older adults
via PLOS One Collection Social Psychiatry | Research and Studies
The authors of this report note that “choir singing has been associated with better mood and quality of life (QOL) in healthy older adults, but little is known about its potential cognitive benefits in aging. …
Harnessing the Power of Age Diversity: Getting the Best Out of the Five-Generation Workforce
Articles and Blog Posts
From HBR.org: “Generational identity should be a source of learning, not division.” “Are tensions between different generations escalating? In organizations, lack of trust between older and younger workers often yields a culture of competition and …
You’re Overlooking a Source of Diversity: Age
Audio and Podcasts
From HBR.org: “A conversation with Miami University professor Megan Gerhardt on benefiting from generational differences. Megan Gerhardt, management professor at Miami University, studies the impact of generational conflict on organizations. She says too many leaders …