- This resource has been compiled by the Health Innovation Network (HIN), the Academic Health Science Network for south London, to support the provision of activities in older adult’s mental health inpatient settings and Care Homes during the national response to Covid 19. Many of the resources included are dementia friendly. See attached resource entitled ‘Activities-for-Older-Adults-During-COVID-19’
- Virtual choirs: The Sofa Singers and Gareth Malone’s Home Chorus
- Singing for Better Breathing from the Sidney de Haan Centre
- The following link from the 64 million artists site shares videos of how to make things. http://dothinkshare.com/creative-inspiration/how-to-videos/
- Bite-size meditations built around paintings http://www.lookatpaintings.co.uk/
- The Space are offering opportunities to watch theatre productions https://www.thespace.org/resource/culture-your-couch-arts-you-can-experience-home
- The Royal Opera House are offering a schedule of free broadcasts and live content that audiences can access for free anywhere, anytime https://www.roh.org.uk/news/the-royal-opera-house-launches-a-programme-of-free-online-content-for-the-culturally-curious-at-home
- Sadlers Wells invite us to join them online for free dance performances and workshops https://www.sadlerswells.com/whats-on/2020/digital-stage/
- Google Arts and Culture – Virtual gallery visits across the world https://artsandculture.google.com
- Age UK Somerset have some good ideas around activities for keeping fit and movement
- https://www.ageuk.org.uk/somerset/activities-and-events/