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Our Place

What is Our Place?

Through artist residencies in care homes, we put staff, residents and their families at the heart of designing and delivering a more creative and cultural environment to improve health and wellbeing for everyone.

During a series of creative workshops, artists facilitated an imaginative exploration of how staff, residents and their families would like to use creativity to bring positive changes to each home. Our artists then returned for a six week residency to work collaboratively with them to deliver the changes identified in the initial workshops.

Artists worked in a variety of spaces throughout the homes such as the kitchens, gardens and bedrooms as well as communal lounge spaces. They focused on aspects of the environment including care at night, one-to-one engagement with residents, transforming how space is used and connecting homes with their communities.

We also developed a team of Creative Champions within each home, including members of staff, volunteers or family members. Our artists provided inspiration, training and mentoring for the Creative Champions to support care home staff in continuing to use creativity to increase wellbeing.

Who is Our Place for?

Our Place was for care providers offering residential and nursing care for older people. The initial project was being developed alongside The Partnership in Care, based in Suffolk.

When & Where is Our Place happening?

The residencies took place throughout summer 2017 in six residential and nursing homes across Suffolk run by The Partnership in Care, after which there was a full evaluation process, followed by a practice sharing event later in the year.

Contact:

Candida Wingate on 01986 873 955 or candida@suffolkartlink.org.uk

Further information:

    • Read the Hazel Court report here (PDF)
    • Read the Risby Hall report here (PDF)
    • Read the Sherrington House report here (PDF)
    • Read the Prince of Wales report here (PDF)
    • Read the Beech House report here (PDF)
    • Read the Risby Park report here (PDF)
    • Read the overall Our Place impact report here (PDF)

Our Place has been made possible by generous funding from Arts Council England and Mulberry Trust.

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Our Place Photo Gallery

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