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Tailored Solutions for Every Stage of Your Creative Aging Journey

From initial assessment to sustainable implementation, we partner with aging services providers to bring research-backed creativity interventions to life.

Programming Services

Creative Programming & Implementation

We design and facilitate arts-based programming that transforms the daily experiences of older adults in your care. Our interventions are grounded in gerontology research and adapted to meet the unique needs of your community.

What's Included:

  • Customized program design based on your community's interests, abilities, and goals
     

  • Weekly or bi-weekly facilitated sessions in visual arts, music, movement, creative writing, or drama
     

  • All materials and supplies provided
     

  • Documentation of participation and outcomes
     

  • Quarterly program evaluations and adjustments

Training & Professional Development

Empower your team to facilitate meaningful creative experiences. Our training programs build staff capacity, confidence, and enthusiasm for integrating arts and creativity into daily care.

 

Training Options:

  1. Workshops (Half-day or Full-day):

    • Introduction to Creative Aging: Research, Benefits, and Best Practices
       

    • Facilitating Visual Arts for Older Adults with Dementia
       

    • Arts World Introduction: What artforms are available and how to connect with your arts community
       

    • Adapting Creative Activities for Various Ability Levels
       

    • Creative Aging for Teaching Artists
       

  2. Certificate Programs (Multi-session):

    • Creative Aging Facilitator Certification (20 hours)

    • Dementia-Friendly Arts Programming (12 hours)

    • Vibrant Arts, Vibrant Life Facility Certification (12 month commitment)
       

  3. ​​​Coaching:

    • ​Monthly consultation calls

    • Hourly coaching and mentorship
       

​Learning Outcomes:

  • Understand the evidence base for creative aging interventions

  • Learn hands-on facilitation techniques

  • Adapt activities for diverse abilities and preferences

  • Create psychologically safe and welcoming creative spaces

  • Document and evaluate program outcomes

  • Integrate creativity into daily care routines

 

Ideal For: Activity directors, therapeutic recreation specialists, nursing staff, administrators, volunteers
 

Consultation & Strategic Planning

Transform your organization's culture through strategic integration of creative aging principles. We provide expert guidance on program development, facility design, policy creation, and organizational change management.

 

Consulting Services:

  1. Program Development

    • Feasibility assessments for new initiatives

    • Logic model development

    • ​​Budget planning and resource allocation

    • Partnership development with local arts organizations

    • Grant writing support

  2. Facility & Environment Design:

    • Creative space planning (art studios, music rooms, performance areas)

    • Recommendations for sensory-friendly and dementia-friendly design

    • Art integration in common spaces

  3. Organizational Strategy:

    • Staff role development and job descriptions

    • Policy and procedure creation

    • Quality assurance frameworks

    • Culture change initiatives

    • Community engagement strategies

  4. Specialized Consulting:

    • Memory care creative programming

    • End-of-life arts experiences

    • Intergenerational program design

    • Cultural responsiveness in programming

    • Accessible arts for varying abilities

  5. Engagement Options:

    • One-time strategic planning sessions

    • Monthly retainer consulting

    • Project-based consulting

    • Site visits and walkthroughs

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Ideal For: Facility administrators, corporate leadership, architects/designers, startup senior living organizations

Research and evaluation services

Research & Program Evaluation

Measure what matters. We help you understand the impact of creative programming through rigorous, research-based evaluation methods that demonstrate value to stakeholders, families, and funders.

 

What's Included:

  • Community-centered needs assessment and baseline data collection
     

  • Comprehensive evaluation report
     

  • Recommendations for program improvement

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Outcomes We Measure:

  • Resident engagement and participation rates

  • Quality of life indicators (mood, social connection, sense of purpose)

  • Physical activity and mobility

  • Staff satisfaction and burnout prevention

  • Family satisfaction scores

  • Return on investment for programming

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Why Evaluation Matters:

  • Demonstrates value to administrators and boards

  • Supports grant applications and fundraising

  • Guides continuous quality improvement

  • Provides evidence for families considering your facility​​

Ideal For: Organizations seeking accreditation, grant-funded programs, research partnerships, quality improvement initiatives

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