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Creating meaningful moments through creativity
Delivered in partnership with the Royal Albert Memorial Museum, the sessions used museum objects as a starting point for conversation and engagement. Patients were encouraged to explore textures, shapes and stories, creating a calm and welcoming space away from the clinical environment.
Supporting connection and confidence
For many people, the sessions offered a gentle way to connect with others, share memories and take part in something meaningful. Activities like this can help build confidence, support emotional wellbeing and reduce feelings of isolation, particularly for older adults in inpatient care.
The difference it made
As Sapphire Gill, Therapeutic Activities Worker at Franklyn Hospital, shared, “The object handling sessions created a really calm and welcoming space. It was wonderful to see people open up, share memories and feel more connected; not just to the objects, but to each other. Having access to something so different made a genuine difference to everyone involved.”
By funding these sessions, Open Up has supported a simple but powerful approach to care, giving both patients and staff new ways to engage, connect and support recovery.
