Art for Health and Beyond

Medicare Connect Radio

In 2017, Harvard Medical School published an article called The Healing Power of Art. This important piece highlighted how creative activities can relive stress and help with cognitive decline in older adults especially those with dementia. In this episode, Millennium Physician Group’s Michelle McCormick talks with the art historian behind Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience and the dementia director from the Department of Elder Affairs about how art for health and wellbeing is becoming more interactive and necessary.