A better ‘Quality of Life’ for people affected by dementia

As we live longer, the impact of dementia is becoming ever more widely felt across Europe. It is also becoming clear that a multi faceted approach including use of arts intervention techniques, in conjunction with the more traditional medical approach, can benefit those affected.

As a result, a significant award from Grundtvig, European Commission, Brussels has been made to a group of organisations from a number of European countries including the UK, Austria, The Netherlands and Finland for a project called The Quality of Life with Superact! now acting as Lead Co-Ordinator.

For the next two years the target for the project will be to produce support material for artists from all fields working with dementia.

The need is to address the needs of those with Dementia and seek, through performing arts, ways in which the burden of dementia can be relieved , for those who have the condition, by the family and carers who surround them.

The partners involved come from a variety of backgrounds including arts organisations, training providers, the health sector, adult education and university researchers and all have extensive experience in dealing with dementia in their own fields.

Through the Quality of Life project they will share, compare and combine their expertise to create models for an artist-lead approach to enhancing the lives of those affected by dementia.

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