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Creative Exchanges
Creative Exchanges is the Arts in Care programme of Age & Opportunity. The aim of Creative Exchanges is to make creativity intrinsic to life in care settings. We do this by providing FETAC-approved training to care staff who work in care settings. They can then, in turn, run arts programmes on a regular basis with the older people who are in the care settings where they work. The training is unique in that it has been tailor-made for staff working with older people in care settings. Workshops aim to enable participants to facilitate creative activity with the older people in their care. So far the training has involved drama, visual arts and dance. Age & Opportunity developed the programme and delivers courses using highly trained facilitators, including Elly McCrea and Gerda Teljeur. Elly explains her passionate belief in the power of this work to change lives: "I have seen the benefits of it, for the care-workers as well as for their clients. Communication between staff and residents engaged in a creative process is different. It shifts from caring to sharing, and maybe sharing eventually leads to a need for less caring. There is communication at a different level. It is two way." |
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The Institute of International and European Affairs and Age & Opportunity are co-hosting a talk by Professor Sarah Harper on the issue of Global Ageing, this Friday, 4 May at 12:45 in the Institutes offices in North Great Georges St, Dublin. 
'On TRACk - Turning Retirement into Active Citizenship' is a new course we are piloting to help people to develop confidence and skills in contributing to and working for change in their communities. It will be developed to reflect the needs and experiences of those taking part who can shape its content.
Home is a special place for most of us. Older & Bolder’s campaign MAKE HOME WORK highlights the obstacles faced by people – older people, people with chronic illnesses, people with disabilities - who want to live well at home and who need support to do so. 
Minister Ring announces recipients of Go for Life National Grant Scheme, funded by the Irish Sports Council for Age & Opportunity's Go for Life programme. A total of 906 older groups nationwide will share a sports allocation of €300,000.
The HSE, the Irish Sports Council and the Department of Health, with the help of organisations like Go for Life, has just launched the Get Ireland Active website. Use the interactive map on the site to find out where Go for Life sessions are happening across the country. C'mon, let's get Ireland active!
Age & Opportunity
Marino Institute of Education, Griffith Avenue, Dublin 9, Ireland
Telephone: +353 (0)1 805 7709 Email info@ageandopportunity.ie