Creative Carers at Home

Creative Carers at Home is a series of 6 one-to-one creative sessions with a professional artist at home. With safety for both participants and artists a key consideration, the sessions are designed to develop shared creative activities for carers and the person they care for.

First Year of Creative Carers at Home

In 2022, artists Justin Grounds and Sarah Ruttle provided 6 creative sessions at home for carers and the person they care for. Safety for both participants and artists was a key consideration. With this in mind, it was ensured that the four participating families selected in 2022 were known to the artists in advance of beginning work in the home.

Sarah Ruttle worked with two carers who had attended her Creative Carers at Uillinn series. Justin Grounds was referred to his participants via the Clonakilty Day Care Coordinator.

Beginning with an informal conversation about each family’s daily routine and creative interests, the artists visited over 6 weeks to develop a shared creative activity for the family to enjoy together.

Both artists reported positively on their experience of working in the home and have expressed interest in continuing to do so in 2023.