Category: Creative Engagement
What is your role at Aging Wisdom? Creative Engagement Specialist What made you want to work in the field of aging? My mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s eight years ago, and I wanted to learn as much as I could about the disease. It inspired me to want to work in memory care, specifically to […]
The foundation of Aging Wisdom’s Creative Engagement program is person-centered care, which is built with core values of purpose, respect, and exquisite listening1. If you are a caregiver, a great start to person-centered care is centering yourself first. You’ve probably heard that caregivers need to take care of themselves to care well for their loved […]
What is your role at Aging Wisdom? I am a Creative Engagement Specialist. What made you want to work in the field of aging? Growing up I was surrounded by elders. As a young child, I would accompany my mother when she would go to visit elderly friends and family. Little did I know at […]
What is your role at Aging Wisdom? Director of Creative Engagement What made you want to work in the field of aging? Dementia is in my family – I’ve lost two grandparents to dementia and now my mother is living with it. When my paternal grandmother died in 2007, I began volunteering with Alzheimer’s organizations. […]
On any given weekday, my Creative Engagement colleagues are tapping into the richness of clients’ interests, histories, talents, and strengths. These intentional connections help reduce social isolation and loneliness, renew purpose, increase self-esteem, engage the senses, and spark joy.
This month as we celebrate Pride, we at Aging Wisdom want to highlight some meaningful moments our Creative Engagement Specialists have had connecting with our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) older adult clients through tailored, personalized engagement.
Art can be created and experienced in many forms. Dance. Collage. Painting. Drumming. Pottery. Singing. Acting. Writing. Gardening. Knitting. Poetry. Sewing. Storytelling. Drawing. Even cooking. The effect of experiencing or making art when living with dementia can be profound. We see this every day in our work as Creative Engagement Specialists and Care Managers.
Summer celebrations are upon — Independence Day, family reunions, graduations, weddings. All are wonderful opportunities to gather, though often filled with high expectations, requiring lots of energy and engagement. For individuals and families living with dementia, it can be challenging. A time of high anxiety. To minimize anxiety and encourage an inclusive, more enjoyable holiday and […]
It’s unlikely the name Sonora Smart Dodd rings any bells, but she is credited with the founding of Father’s Day. As a result of her work, the first Father’s Day was held on June 19, 1910, in Spokane, Washington. On Father’s Day we can celebrate all dads, be they biological dads, stepdads, uncles, brothers, adopted dads, […]
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