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Croydon Dementia Sessions

October 2024

  • Sabir smiles at the sensory object table, while Rebecca and Jazmin interact with residents at Acacia Care Centre

  • June shares a story with Jazmin

  • A resident tying knots with ropes during some 'On the Beach' themed workshops

  • Maureen and Sophie joking around

  • Hands tightly clasped around a flowing green orb, our most popular sensory objects

  • Jazmin holding up some green meshy fabric

  • Jazmin assists Roy to interact with our fishing lures-come-octopus creations

  • A hand is gently stroked by a long feather

  • Jazmin and Maureen creating a glowing octopus

  • Jazmin and Marta with Maureen

  • Sabir interacts with a residents using a feather and a shell

  • Maureen enjoying the fabrics with Jazmin and Sabir

  • June smiles at a makeshift octopus lure

  • A knitted sensory blanket sits on the legs of a resident at Acacia Care Centre

  • Marta interacts with Roy and one of our objects

  • Rebecca blows some bubbles towards Roy

  • Sophie holds up a handmade fish mobile for June

  • Objects laid on a table next to residents

It's so lovely when you're here

Acacia Care Centre resident to our facilitators, 30th September 2024

In September 2024 we ran a series of 6 workshops in South Norwood thanks to funding from Croydon Council's 'Croydon Loves You' grant. Thanks to an introduction from Stanley Arts, Acacia Care Centre invited us in to run 3 sensory workshops for residents with advanced dementia. Special thanks to Marta, Lifestyle Lead at Acacia, who joined in the sessions and helped the residents to participate fully. 

Alongside these we ran 2 public Dementia Cafés and 1 Sensory Training for Dementia Workshop. 

Credits

Facilitators              Sophie Holland, Jazmin Qunta, Abdul Sabir
Support                    Rose Chorlton
Artistic Director    Rebecca Manson Jones
Photography          Yijia Fu
Supported by         Stanley Arts and Croydon Council