THROWING A SPOTLIGHT ON DEMENTIA

WINCHESTER CITY COUNCILJUNE 6TH 2013

David Walters, M.D. Music Research Institute, Honorary Knowledge Exchange Fellow, University of Winchester

ARTS AND HEALTHEVIDENCE IN THE MAKINGPROFESSOR STEPHEN CLIFT

Arts & Health: An international journal for research, policy and practice Journal of Applied Arts and Health Public Engagement Foundation CASE project UK Arts and Health Research Network

ESRC 3 year seminar programme – first seminar March 2013 SEMPRE ‘Setting the Tempo’ conference, April 2013 International Conference ‘Culture, Health and Wellbeing’ Bristol, June

2013

COSTS OF DEMENTIA

PREVALENCE OF DEMENTIA

SINGING FOR WELLBEING - COSTS

SfWB - Income and expenditure as at 1/6/2013

Item Income Expenditure Notes

Grant from Music Research Trust £2,500.00

Income from Clients Oct - April £496.00 £4 per client

Income from Clients May - July (est.) £250.00

Venue costs (Discovery Centre) £300.00

Instruments/Printing £270.72 Includes stock of fliers

Teas and coffees etc Oct - Apr £132.00

Teas and Coffees etc May - July (est.) £150.00

Leader Fees £2,400.00 paid by MRI to UofW

£3,246.00 £3,252.72

Singing for Wellbeing – Winchester 1st Year Costs – 40 sessions

SINGING FOR WELLBEING - COST ANALYSIS

Total No. of sessions 40 Session Length 90 mins. Total No. of Clients/Carers 582 Average clients per week 14/15 Total Client Hours 873 Total Cost for 40 sessions £3252

Cost per hour/client £3.73

CORE SCORES OVER THREE TERMSPROFESSOR STEPHEN CLIFT – SINGING FOR THE BRAIN

BENEFITS AND WELLBEING

Rhythm, repetition, movement, making music, all contribute to creating a familiar and safe space to remember.

... and for carers who may have lost a relationship with a loved one, a song can be a precious moment of connection and communication, providing some relief from the isolation and separation caused by memory loss.