TimeSlips and LeadingAge’s collaboration have resulted in creative engagement training for 13 communities, with more to come.
“Real-life training in creative engagement is crucial to our goal of gaining widespread adoption of this approach,” said Anne Basting, founder and CEO, TimeSlips. “We are thrilled to have so many educators and students at a wide range of great educational institutions involved in the NextGen program.”
Over the summer, leaders at each of the 13 partner communities learned the TimeSlips approach. In the fall, trainees at the partner educational institutions will incorporate TimeSlips approach into classroom projects.
LeadingAge’s innovation fund is an investor in TimeSlips’ NextGen program.
“This effort aligns closely with our wish for all older adults: access to high-quality, person-centered care that acknowledges and celebrates the value and worth of people at all stages of aging,” said Katie Smith Sloan, president and CEO.
The partner and collaborator organizations include:
- Alverno College (Milwaukee, WI) in partnership with local Memory Cafes and Clement Manor
- ArtStart (New York, NY/Milwaukee, WI)
- ArtWorks for Milwaukee (Milwaukee, WI) in partnership with St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care, Stein Campus
- ASU Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts (Tempe, AZ) in partnership with Mesa Arts Center
- Chemeketa Community College (McMinnville, OR) in partnership with Friendsview Retirement Community
- George Mason University (Fairfax, VA) in partnership with InSight Memory Care
- Jefferson Humanities & Health (Philadelphia, PA) in partnership with Old City Presbyterian Apartments
- Macalester College (St. Paul, MN) in partnership with Lyngblomsten Senior Housing, Healthcare, and Services
- Oral Roberts University (Tulsa, OK) in partnership with Oklahoma Methodist Manor
- Stockton University (Galloway, NJ) in partnership with Seashore Gardens Living Center, Eastern Pines Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, and Spring Village at Galloway
- UCLArts and Healing, ALMA (Los Angeles, CA)
- University of Wisconsin/Whitewater (Whitewater, WI) in partnership with Fairhaven Senior Services
- Western Kentucky University CORE – Community of Respected Elders (Bowling Green, KY) in partnership with Signature of Bowling Green
