Arts in Care Homes

Age Cymru champion arts and creativity in care homes, and can support care homes, their staff and residents in a number of ways which you can find out more about below.

If you'd like more information about Age Cymru’s arts in care homes work, please email heather.ferguson@agecymru.org.uk or call 029 2043 1555.

Embedding arts and cultural activities in every care home in Wales

Whilst people are living longer, this does not necessarily equate to living healthier. It’s vital that older people living in care homes have access to a range of cultural and artistic activities. 

Policy position paper - Embedding arts and cultural activities in every care home in Wales: Why they are vital, and how it can be done 

Executive Summary - Arts in Care Homes Policy Paper: Embedding arts and cultural activities in every care home in Wales - August 2023

Age Cymru has been working with Cultural Cwtsh and the Baring Foundation developing ideas to help deliver artistic and creative activities in care homes.

cARTrefu was Age Cymru’s flagship arts in care homes project that has been running since 2015. The aim of the project is to improve the provision of creative activity in care homes and develop artist’s skills in running these sessions.

Below you can access cARTrefu Evaluation documents, the cARTrefu Virtual Exhibition and Activity Cards.