Sandwell Third Age Arts S'T'A'A'

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Sandwell Third Age Arts S.T.A.A.

• Charity number 1094820
• Company number 04298302

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What is STAA?

• STAA is a charity working in the field of Arts
  Health.
• STAA provides creative opportunities for older
  people with mental health problems including
  dementia their carers in Sandwell, West
  Midlands.
• In 2005 STAA won a Positive Practice Award for
  its work in Older Peoples mental health from
  NIMHE (National Institute for Mental Health in
  England).

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STAAs History.

• STAA was set up to help address the creative,
  social and spiritual needs of older people with
  mental health problems dementia.
• STAA was born out of a report commissioned by
  Sandwell Social Services in 1995.
• STAA started with a grant from Sandwell Social
  Services and West Midlands Arts.
• STAA became a charity in 2001.

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Who is STAA?

• A team of 10 artists -specialists in different
  art forms, they work on a freelance basis for
  STAA.
• Sharon Baker- Co-ordinator who manages STAA on a
  day to day basis.
• STAA has an advisory group board of trustees.
• STAAs patron is Professor Carl Chinn O.B.E.

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Partnership working.

• STAA is part of the network of secondary level
  services for older people with mental health
  needs- people already in the system.
• STAA works with CPNs, OTs, psychologists, nurses,
  social workers, care managers and other charities
  such as Age Concern and Alzheimers.
• STAA is an essential part of the overall network
  of support available comment from a CPN.

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STAAs Philosophy.

• STAA aims to enrich the quality of life and
  enhance the well being of older people by
  providing positive arts experiences.
• STAA believes that engaging in a creative
  activity can bring benefits to the persons
  involved such as promoting feelings of self
  esteem and well being.

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STAAs creative sessions who are they for?

• People with dementia at all stages of their
  illness.
• Older people with other mental health problems
  ranging from depression to chronic conditions.
• Carers of older people with mental health
  problems and dementia.

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People STAA works with in a preventative way.

• People in the early stages of dementia
• Supporting people to live in their own homes for
  as long as possible.
• Supporting peoples skills levels of
  functioning for as long as possible.
• People recovering from mental illness
• Supporting people to return home after a stay in
  hospital.
• Supporting people to stay at home -no need for
  re-admittance to hospital.

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STAAs creative sessions.

• Activities for individuals on a one to one basis
  in their own homes based around their interests
  and hobbies. This is where our preventative work
  is focused.
• Activities for groups in community, hospital or
  day centre settings.
• Sessions are personalised and are designed around
  the interests and needs of the person or group.

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STAAs Activities.

• Drawing Painting.
• Music singing, playing, listening.
• Poetry creative writing.
• Calligraphy.
• Sculpture.
• Pottery.
• Papier Mache.
• Decoupage Collage.
• Textiles banners, batik, knitting, embroidery.
• Photography video.
• Reminiscence life story work.
• Gardening.

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Creative sessions-set up.

• STAA receives written referrals from health and
  caring professionals, also from carers self
  referrals.
• Aims are identified for each person taking part.
• STAAs co-ordinator meets the person with
  carer/referral agency representative.
• A programme of activities is agreed.

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Creative Sessions- delivery.

• The artist is selected according to art form
  chosen visits the person/ group.
• Sessions happen once a week, fortnight or
  monthly.
• Sessions can last anything between half an hour
  to 2 hours.
• Sessions are reviewed and evaluated by measuring
  the effects of sessions against the aims
  identified at the beginning.

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Benefits

• Sessions maintain a persons mental health- they
  keep peoples spirits up.
• Sessions alleviate symptoms of depression- people
  are diverted, focusing on the activity rather
  than their illness.
• Give people a new purpose when starting a new
  hobby or revisiting an activity they may have
  stopped.
• Sessions are part of the support package for a
  person being discharged from hospital.

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Benefits

• Sessions in peoples homes provide human contact,
  help to alleviate isolation, help in a weekly
  routine.
• Activities get people to use the skills they
  still have- and slow down the decline of skills
  that people with dementia experience.
• Sessions allow people to try new things and gain
  confidence in participating.
• Carers can have sessions themselves as a respite
  for the caring role.

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Evaluation

• In 2004 STAAs work was independently evaluated
  by Professor David Jolley Kate Read of
  DementiaPlus West Midlands.
• STAA has created 1996-2004 a high quality
  service.
• The work of STAA goes across boundaries. It is
  used by Health and Social Servicesit is accessed
  through voluntary organisations, age related and
  cross cultural. This provides a sense of sharing
  and cohesion.

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Costs and funding.

• Costs depend on art form, a guideline 700 for
  10 individual sessions, 1500 for 12 group
  sessions.
• STAAs sessions are delivered free of charge to
  participants in Sandwell.
• STAAs budget is around 50K per year.
• STAA gets a yearly grant of 20K from Sandwell MBC
  Social Inclusion Health.
• The rest comes from donations and fundraising.
• STAA works with around 150 people a year.

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Comments from participants.

• It lifts you out of depression, you have to keep
  your mind busy.
• Its filled my life up and given me something
  else to think about.
• It made me feel better and lifted my spiritsit
  was something different you know.
• I like seeing other people I do! Because its
  like living on a desert island where I live.

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Contact STAA

• STAAs Co-ordinator is Sharon Baker
• Address 9th Floor West Plaza, 144 High Street,
  West Bromwich, B70 6JJ
• Telephone [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• Email sharon_at_staa.org.uk