Art installations in Japanese aged care facilities
Art Diverseum (A symbiosis of the community and the seniors care facility) brings together the visual aesthetics of art with the latest innovations in care facilities in Japan.
The Medical Corporation Junkei-kai in Japan, under the leadership of Dr Hisashi Hozumi, incorporates at least one art installation with each new care facility built. Further, installations are also being successfully incorporated into existing care facilities.
The art projects at these facilities have been recognised internationally for their efficacy in stimulating elderly people and responding to their isolation. The Japanese have noted that by integrating the arts into healthcare there were significant differences in clinical outcomes but also increased quality of patient experience and levels of care.
Dr Hozumi believes that bringing art into the fields of medical and welfare services is based on the principle that art is necessary for the future of these fields; the creativity expressed through art is an important medium for inspiring innovation in the medical and welfare care sectors.
