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CULTURE CHANGE IN DEMENTIA CARE

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Lori La Bey talks with For those of you just tuning in, we’ve been talking with Rachael Savage, who is the Artistic Director of Vamos Theatre, the UK’s foremost full mask theatre company. She works nationally and internationally as a theatre director, consultant, and workshop leader, and is a leading figure in mask and non-verbal theatre.

Since creating Vamos Theatre’s award-winning show about dementia, Finding Joy, in 2013, Rachael has continued to create connections with health and social care professionals and organizations to promote the arts as a powerful tool for change, developing performances and workshops specifically for the sector.

Rachael’s work in the field of non-verbal communication emphasizes empathy, listening, trust, and truthful connections. 

Learn:

  • What Full Mask theatre is.
  • How non-verbal theatre works, and how it works around language barriers.
  • New ways to shift our care culture.
  • Why experiential training is so powerful.
  • What "Joy in a Box" is.
  • How humor changes perceptions and outcomes.
  • Two critical questions to ask every resident
  • How Racheal used her creative ways to stay connected to residents and staff during the pandemic.
  • About the Wednesday Wave
  • About some powerful reactions to Rachael's work.
  • What is the "Art of Care?"
  • How to participate in Rachael's work.

 

Alzheimer’s Speaks Blog Post

https://alzheimersspeaks.com/new-ways-to-shift-dementia-care/

 

Watch the Video Interview Below

https://youtu.be/xh6bnBADXBc

 

Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer’s Speaks on Apple Podcast

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/culture-change-in-dementia-care/id986940432?i=1000746157831

 

Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer’s Speaks on Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1nqHIa8uY6CvPShysBMNs0

 

Other Podcasts

https://pod.link/986940432

 

Dementia Map

https://dementiamap.com/events/#!event/2026/1/27/culture-change-in-dementia-care

 

Contact Rachael Savage of the Vamos Theatre

Vamos Theatre, The Swan Theatre,

The Moors, Worcester, WR1 3ED

Web www.vamostheatre.co.uk

Phone +44 (0)1905 312 921

Facebook /vamostheatre

Instagram VamosTheatre      

For more information and to book, please visit - https://www.vamostheatre.co.uk/arts-in-health/our-mission/culture-change-in-dementia-care

 

Contact Lori La Bey with questions or branding needs at https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/

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