THROWING A SPOTLIGHT ON DEMENTIA WINCHESTER CITY COUNCIL JUNE 6 TH 2013 David Walters, M.D. Music Research Institute, Honorary Knowledge Exchange Fellow, University of Winchester

ARTS AND HEALTH EVIDENCE IN THE MAKING PROFESSOR 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 ItemIncomeExpenditureNotes Grant from Music Research Trust£2, Income from Clients Oct - April£ £4 per client Income from Clients May - July (est.)£ Venue costs (Discovery Centre)£ Instruments/Printing£ Includes stock of fliers Teas and coffees etc Oct - Apr£ Teas and Coffees etc May - July (est.)£ Leader Fees£2, paid by MRI to UofW £3,246.00£3, Singing for Wellbeing – Winchester 1 st Year Costs – 40 sessions

SINGING FOR WELLBEING - COST ANALYSIS Total No. of sessions40 Session Length90 mins. Total No. of Clients/Carers582 Average clients per week14/15 Total Client Hours 873 Total Costfor 40 sessions£3252 Cost per hour/client£3.73

CORE SCORES OVER THREE TERMS PROFESSOR 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.